AfricaIt’s business as usual in Mali Although Covid-19 will leave its mark on the country, the virus will be remembered as just one of its many challenges in 2020 By Christian Klatt
GlobalSanctions will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe Unilateral sanctions by Western governments hinder the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic. They need to be lifted By Susanne Grabenhorst
EuropeThe Americanisation of European foreign policy The EU wants to create stability and peace outside Europe – by providing guns, ammunition and training. This strategy will fail By Konstantin Bärwaldt, Lucia Montanaro, Tuuli Räty
Middle East/North AfricaJordan’s catch-22 Israel’s latest annexation plans present an impossible choice for Jordan, the Middle East’s anchor of stability By Tim Petschulat
GlobalThe new empty argument against trade If anything, the current crisis offers powerful evidence of why we need global supply chains and widely distributed production By Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
Foreign and security policyGermany and nuclear sharing In these critical times funds are limited and we must have a serious debate on every expense — including military expenses By Rolf Mützenich
Foreign and security policyConfronting China If China wishes to lead the world, it will have to offer more than money and intimidation By Ian Buruma
GlobalGlobal Quarantine X International cooperation is under pressure in the corona pandemic. The G20, UN and IMF are bucking the trend By Jochen Steinhilber, Bettina Luise Rürup, Elisabeth Bollrich
GlobalThe global data divide The coronavirus is driving digitalisation – which will likely hurt the Global South. And the EU isn't entirely innocent By Sven Hilbig
GlobalThe international order after Covid-19 Crises tend to intensify and accelerate preexisting trends – in this case, the rise of anti-globalist nativism By Robert Malley
