Foreign and security policyFor a strategy of minimal deterrence Nuclear weapons don’t have to be stationed in Germany to keep Europe safe. A minimal stockpile is all that NATO needs By René Schlee
Foreign and security policyWho gets it first? The run on the coronavirus vaccines is also about power and image. Dispatches from Serbia, Argentina and Kenya By Svenja Blanke, Jan Siebert, Max Brändle
Foreign and security policyA deal for the Asian century The new mega trade deal RCEP is set to change the geo-economic and geopolitical map. The future of the international order will be decided in Asia By Mirco Günther
Foreign and security policyAmerica, heal thyself If the US is to resume its role as in the liberal international order, it needs to overcome the domestic divisions By Ana Palacio
Foreign and security policyThe global reaction to the US elections Trump is out, Biden is in — so how are friends and foes reacting? Dispatches from China, Russia, Great Britain and Brazil By
Foreign and security policyThe Nagarno-Karabakh war has ended. But the conflict continues With the Nagarno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan created facts by military means. But the larger conflict remains unresolved By Felix Hett
Foreign and security policyWe finally need to involve women to build lasting peace It takes more than just UN resolutions to protect women from the violence of war and involve them in peace-making By Anja Papenfuss
Foreign and security policyIs Down Under on top of its China policy? Europe is rethinking its economic and political relationship with China. What it can learn from the Australian experience By James Laurenceson
Foreign and security policyThe rise of regionalism With an international order under pressure, regional diplomacy is offering a chance to pursue mutually beneficial cooperation By Michael J. Oghia
Foreign and security policyDeglobalisation could be an opportunity for EU-Africa cooperation As the pandemic reinforces a trend towards regional production, the EU and Africa should advance a new social contract By Manfred Öhm, Henrik Maihack
Less hype, more power? In an age of AI anxiety, Europe’s obsession with rules may become a rare strategic advantage
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
Who owns the green transition? Europe’s decarbonisation policies risk deepening inequality unless labour is placed at their centre