AfricaA heated time for Côte d’Ivoire While struggling with Covid-19, internal strife and organising elections, Côte d’Ivoire faces an unprecedented political crisis By Thilo Schöne
North AmericaThe left is remaking the world ‘Defund the police’ and ‘cancel rent’ aren’t reforms, but paths to revolution By Amna A. Akbar
Latin AmericaUruguay's neoliberal shock therapy In Uruguay, the centre-right government dismantles the very system that made its pandemic response so successful By Sebastian Sperling
GlobalBidding for political immortality Historic decisions by authoritarian leaders today will leave a legacy nigh impossible to reverse in the future By Branko Milanović
EuropeRentier capitalism strikes again Much like in 2008, the coronavirus safety net protects finance capital first and ordinary people second By Christine Berry
Future of social democracyLike a Gaulish village of democracy Mongolia's democracy has held its ground between authoritarian neighbours like Russia and China. But now, it's under threat By Niels Hegewisch
Middle East/North AfricaGermany needs to speak up against annexation Israel’s annexation of Palestinian territories would be a gross violation of international law. Germany needs to take a stand By Hannes Alpen, Paul Pasch
AsiaWorkers' rights in India are under attack In India, migrant workers face poverty and an uncertain future, as so-called ‘labour reforms’ undo many hard-earned rights By Sanjay Kapoor
GlobalA new beginning for international taxation? The Trump administration has blown up the OECD’s tax negotiations. But this could be an opportunity for the Global South By Alex Cobham
AsiaThailand’s ‘managed democracy’ is under pressure In the shadow of Covid-19, authoritarians seize the opportunity to concentrate power – also in Thailand’s fragile democracy By Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdeee
