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Even the image of Ukraine as an enemy is being used to cling to power. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a serious challenge in the upcoming election for the first time in 16 years. An analysis

It is not longer working hours, but rather quick decision-making processes and an efficient infrastructure that drive China’s innovation momentum—and these should serve as a model for German industry

Moral appeals, expressions of solidarity and symbolic resolutions - but where is the UN exerting political influence on the end of the Middle East war? With every new crisis, the world peace institution loses credibility

Airstrikes against Iran, burning oil tankers in the Gulf: Trump and Netanyahu are caught in the trap of an asymmetric war

The Iran crisis shows how much the energy markets are influenced by geopolitical risks. Germany should make its energy infrastructure more resilient — with long-term supply contracts and more investments in production projects and transport routes.