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picture alliance / NurPhoto | Beata Zawrzel

Geostrategic paradox

NATO needs Türkiye more than ever. And yet Erdoğan, of all people, is becoming a growing problem for the Alliance

picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign and security policy

The new Middle East quartet

Together, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan and Egypt are offering an opportunity for stability in the region. We should seize it

By Marcus Schneider

Interviews

‘The biggest mistake was not believing China’

Marina Rudyak on why understanding China begins with questioning our own assumptions

picture alliance / Newscom | Rafael Ben-Ari

Economy and ecology

The answer is green not guns

The Hormuz crisis triggered global shock. Australia’s response is not the military protection of trade routes but an accelerated energy transition

By Jörg Schmilewski

picture alliance / Anadolu | Ihsaan Haffejee

The useful enemy

South Africa does not face an ‘immigration crisis’ — but a political system that depends on creating one

By Khanya Burns-Ncamashe

BrAIve new world

Artificial intelligence could unlock enormous wealth. The key question is whether it will be shared widely or remain concentrated in a few hands

By Philipp Mattheis

‘The world suddenly feels much closer’

Foreign affairs analyst Anna Fifield on New Zealand’s search for stability in a world defined by US–China competition and regional uncertainty

picture alliance/dpa | Jan Woitas

To tackle lines and borders

The World Cup shows that when integration and national pride go hand in hand, the outcome is a winning combination

By Daron Acemoglu