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‘We must openly address uncomfortable realities’

Matthias Miersch, SPD parliamentary leader, on security challenges and addressing them amid inequality

Foreign and security policy

Star wars redux

As space is set to become a central arena of geopolitical rivalry, Europe once again risks relegating itself to the role of a moralising bystander

By K.-P. Ludwig

picture alliance / Anadolu | Fatemeh Bahrami

Democracy and society

The Islamic Republic is more dug in than ever

The most underreported story of this war is the information war — and in many ways, Iran has proved far more adept at it

By Mitra Vand

picture alliance/dpa/TASS | Valery Sharifulin

Democracy and society

Moscow’s own goal

Russia wants to keep Armenia within its sphere of influence. Yet this mounting pressure could have exactly the opposite effect

By Narek Sukiasyan

picture alliance / Reuters | Esa Alexander

South Africa’s fading rainbow

The country’s anti-immigrant violence is not just a national crisis — it threatens the future of Pan-African solidarity

pa / AP Photo/Martin Mejia

Circus of the macabre

In the upcoming elections, Peru must choose between the left and the right. Yet the real winner remains a system that breeds corruption and chaos

By Sandra Weiss

picture alliance / robertharding | Eleanor Scriven

Steppe manoeuvre

Kazakhstan and Mongolia are reshaping Central Asia — reducing their dependence on China and Russia

By Rassul Kospanov, Vlad Paddak

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More ships, more missiles, more power?

The US failure in Iran exposes the limits of power. But it also shows a deeper loss of moral and leadership capital that may be harder to recover