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The rape of Venezuela

Venezuela’s oil wealth is flowing, but not to its people. Under US oversight, oil revenues remain opaque while repression persists

picture alliance/AP Photo | Keith Srakocic

Democracy and society

Stacked atlas

Trump is having constituencies redrawn to preserve his majority. Yet it is highly doubtful whether his plan will succeed

By Antonia Herzinger

Democracy and society

Eco-friendly xenophobia

With its upcoming referendum, the Swiss far right is rebranding exclusion as sustainability. If it succeeds, expect copycats across Europe

By Julius E. O. Fintelmann

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Foreign and security policy

The art of playing giants

Xi Jinping headed to North Korea to secure China’s influence. But the real winner of the summit is Kim Jong Un

By Eric Ballbach

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‘We must openly address uncomfortable realities’

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

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

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

picture alliance/dpa/TASS | Valery Sharifulin

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