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pa /dpa | Santiago Mazzarovich

Power needs partners

Together, Europe and the Global South have the resources they need to uphold a rules-based international order

picture alliance / TASS | Kristina Kormilitsyna

Democracy and society

The state that war built

Battlefield success, innovative technology and plans for future warfare mean little if the Kremlin cannot guarantee its own political stability

By Emily Ferris

picture alliance / AP | Abubacar Queta

Foreign and security policy

Not every crisis needs a gun

ECOWAS must rethink its response to West Africa’s coups. Durable peace will not come from ultimatums, but from inclusion, reform and public trust

By Taofik Oyewo Hussain

picture alliance / empics | James Manning

Democracy and society

The end of the boys’ club

The Epstein affair is putting pressure on Keir Starmer. For now, the British prime minister remains in power — but for how long?

By Michèle Auga

picture alliance / Jürgen Bätz/dpa | Jürgen Bätz

What should weigh on Europe’s consciousness

Europe cannot bring peace to eastern Congo, but it can choose action over inaction. Too long has the EU dodged responsibility for its involvement

By Constantin Grund

picture alliance / Anadolu | Mohamad Daboul

Syria’s unfinished peace

The latest settlement promises order after chaos. But stability will be fragile unless governance is inclusive and part of a genuine transition

By Hozan Ibrahim

picture alliance / Sipa USA | SOPA Images

The limits of a fresh start

Bangladesh’s upcoming election tests whether the post-Hasina moment can deliver real political change — or just new versions of the old

By David Bergman

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Michael Brochstein

The allure of darkness

Mann argued that the success of demagogues depends less on strategic brilliance than on favourable circumstances and, above all, a lack of resistance

By Grzegorz Kwiatkowski