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Russia’s Sputnik diplomacy

While Western countries were busy with their own vaccination campaigns, Russia has filled the leadership vacuum in developing countries

By Valentina Lares

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China’s soft power debacle in Eastern Europe

With Sino-American tensions on the rise, China is under pressure to revive its weakening influence in eastern Europe

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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A ritualised exhibition of violence

The recent violent scenes from Northern Ireland show that many unionists feel betrayed by London. But not only Brexit is to blame for the escalation

By Katy Hayward

Pexeles

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Not even the pandemic could stop a new arms race

The pandemic could have been a chance to reverse high military spending globally. Instead, we could be heading towards a new Cold War-style arms race

By Herbert Wulf

Reuters

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The Caribbean's skilful vaccine diplomacy

Many of the Caribbean's sovereign states have enough vaccines to cover their populations. They knew how to profit from international competition

By Bert Hoffmann

Reuters

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Lost an empire, not found a role

The real strategic threat to UK security is that the rules-based global order disintegrates. That's why Britain’s defence focus should be European

By Paul Mason

Reuters

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Joe Biden's war on corruption in Central America

Unlike migrants, corrupt elites in Central America had nothing to fear under Trump. Joe Biden wants to change that — and the elites are closing ranks

By Martin Reischke

Reuters

Interviews

'We've seen a big global failure in the case of Covid-19'

On 11 March last year, the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. Former CDC director Tom Frieden on whether we're better prepared for the next one

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Europe could make good use of a new SDR allocation

As the G20 just agreed on a new allocation of special drawing rights, the IMF’s reserve asset, Europe should transfer its shares to poor countries

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

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A new era for the WTO?

Many Global South countries have been deeply disappointed by the crisis-stricken WTO. Its new director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, hopes to fix it

By Yvonne Bartmann