Foreign and security policyBrazil is back from the dead To restore Brazil’s role as a leading power of the Global South, Lula has sought to revive the regional UNASUR organisation. But this is no easy task By Wolf Grabendorff
Foreign and security policyAn end to Germany’s end of history More than a year ago, Olaf Scholz proclaimed the Zeitenwende. But what this means for the country’s foreign and security policy, no one seems to know By Reinhard Krumm
Foreign and security policyMacron and the future of Françafrique For France’s ambition to redefine its role in Africa to succeed, it must transcend neocolonial dynamics By Hippolyte Fofack
Foreign and security policyPapua New Guinea: Friend to all, enemy to none China and the US are both courting Papua New Guinea. But the Americans are making it easy for their competitor to gain a stronghold on the island By Barbara Barkhausen
Foreign and security policyA question of defence Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, India has sought to diversify its military suppliers. This may be a chance for a defence partnership with Germany By Nithya Kochuparampil
Foreign and security policy Like nothing ever happened After 12 years of being suspended, the League of Arab States has welcomed back the Syrian regime. But what is driving this normalisation? By Joseph Daher
Foreign and security policyA new hope for peace The Armenian Prime Minister’s statements surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh could bring some movement into the conflict — and a potential peace agreement By Anna Gevorgyan
Foreign and security policyNo risk, no trade The G7 has agreed on a new strategy towards China. Whether this will lead to a real change in the relationship with Asia's superpower is questionable By Herbert Wulf
Foreign and security policyReshuffling the cards in Pakistan’s political crisis The arrest of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has caused nationwide protests. In Pakistan’s opaque politics, this is business as usual By Niels Hegewisch
Foreign and security policyViolence knows no borders The conflict in Sudan is impacting its neighbours. A look at the situation in Egypt and South Sudan By Richard Probst, Anna Reuß