In the USA, the judicial branch of government has done a disservice to democracy.

Never before has a major power like Russia been subjected to such massive and unprecedented sanctions.

A political scientist provides insights into the impacts of sanctions as a primary tool for leverage in international politics.

Why Svenja Schulze, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, should reject the utilitarian slogans of market-orthodox liberalism and populist nationalism.

Much has been achieved for queer people in Germany in recent decades. At the same time, they are still a target for physical and psychological abuse.

Radical groups are instrumentalising the Gaza war for their own purposes and recruiting young people via social media.

Government attempts to quantify the diversity of United States residents have always fallen short. Outdated understandings of race are part of the problem.

For good reason, it is considered antisemitism to assess Israel in a more critical light than other states. However, philosemitism – a prejudiced endorsement of anything Jewish – is not helpful in fighting antisemitism.

If the international community splinters into multiple orders, we will lose the race against climate change, social polarisation and biodiversity loss.

German international-development efforts benefit not only partner countries, but people living in Germany as well