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European security
Olaf Scholz on why Vladimir Putin’s brutal imperialism will fail
Germany’s chancellor says Europe needs more military muscle
Israel, America and the ICC
Powerful states are finding it harder to dodge legal challenges, says Marc Weller
The law professor believes the ICC’s creeping jurisdiction is part of a broader trend
Mexico’s presidential election
The probable next president outlines her plan to make Mexicans safer
The country needs reforms like those in the capital, says Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
Mexico’s presidential election
The main opposition candidate on how to fight organised crime in Mexico
New leadership and outside help are needed, says Xóchitl Gálvez
Culture war and peace
Chigozie Obioma laments the West’s growing ideological tribalism
It is grounded in a fear of ideas, says the Nigerian novelist
Monetary policy: quantitative tightening
Central banks may have misread the impact of QT, says an economist
Tomasz Wieladek thinks it could lead to faster-than-expected rate cuts
The war in Gaza
Indonesia’s president-elect accuses the West of double standards
Valuing Ukrainian over Gazan lives is morally indefensible, says Prabowo Subianto
American politics
A conservative strategist on how Joe Biden can win
Sarah Longwell says “double-haters” will decide the election
Power in China
Desmond Shum on how Xi Jinping beat down China’s red aristocrats
It took one of their own to do it, says the businessman and author
Israel and Iran
A Middle East scholar on Israel’s escalating tit-for-tat with Iran
Both governments need to ditch dangerous policies, argues Steven Simon
Casualties of war
A trauma surgeon on why Gaza is the worst of war zones
It is like stepping back into the 19th century, says David Nott
A Chinese view of Russia
Russia is sure to lose in Ukraine, reckons a Chinese expert on Russia
Feng Yujun says the war has strained Sino-Russian relations