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A bold idea to raise the birthrate

Make parenting less torturous

picture alliance / Reuters | Francis Kokoroko

Democracy and society

How Côte d’Ivoire can inspire more women to lead

The country’s political transition opens a window of opportunity for advancing women’s leadership

By Nasseneba Touré Diané, Blerta Cela, Dominique Favre

picture alliance / Caro | Trappe

Foreign and security policy

Why so tame?

The US-Israeli attack on Iran puts Russia in an extremely difficult position — and yet, Moscow’s response has been rather reserved

By Ruslan Suleymanov

picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Ali Hashisho

Foreign and security policy

A spark in Tehran, tremors everywhere

The war against Iran brings the Middle East on the brink of disaster. How are people coping? We report from the region

By Ralf Melzer, Merin Abbass, Friederike Stolleis, Almut Wieland-Karimi, Astrid Becker

picture alliance / Reuters | Navesh Chitrakar

Nepal’s vote of reckoning

The upcoming elections could decide if reform finally outpaces entrenched corruption and instability

By Kamal Dev Bhattarai

picture alliance / AP | Mohsen Ganji

Where order once held

The strike on Iran has shattered the fragile balance in the Middle East. Europe will feel the impact from afar

By Muamer Bećirović

picture alliance/dpa/Lehtikuva | Antti Aimo-Koivisto

Russia devours its own children

From ministers to comedians, Moscow’s sweeping repression shows that visibility and loyalty no longer guarantee immunity from state persecution

By Daria Boll-Palievskaya

picture alliance / dpa | Ralf Hirschberger

Keeping the climate flywheel spinning

Europe’s carbon-pricing framework is finally inducing other countries to act. Backtracking now would jeopardise that momentum

By Catherine Wolfram