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17.09.2024
Germany’s Far-Right MomentPolitics

As we try to make sense of the far-right’s rise in the EU’s biggest economy, framing the shift as a purely East German problem would be an error.

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13.09.2024
The North Sea Gamble: Energy vs. Ecology?Climate and Energy

Belgium and the EU have undertaken a colossal offshore wind project in the North Sea. What is the cost for the marine ecosystem?

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10.09.2024
Central Eastern Europe and the Push for Energy SecurityClimate and Energy

Hungary and Poland should use their presidency of the Council to promote the green transition and ensure better energy security.

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05.09.2024
US Elections: Pick Your Climate FuturePolitics

The future of climate policy is at stake in the US elections, but major transformations set in motion in recent years are unlikely to be reversed.

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03.09.2024
The Difficult Transformation of Poland’s Coal RegionWelfare and Social Issues

Amid pressure to phase out coal, workers, mining unions, and locals in Poland's Silesia are demanding a socially and economically just transition.

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28.08.2024
On Edge: Europe’s Farmers at a Mental Health Breaking Point Agriculture

The challenges European farmers face are well known. Yet the mental health toll of this state of uncertainty has so far remained largely overlooked.

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26.08.2024
How Agriculture’s “Big Five” Thrive in CrisisAgriculture

Unrestrained concentration in the agricultural commodity market has allowed a handful of companies to maximise profits during a global food crisis.

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22.08.2024
No World Order: The Sahel’s Great SchismGeopolitics

The Sahel has recently seen many coups and surging instability. Brussels must change its approach to the region or risk becoming irrelevant.

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21.08.2024
Work Less Not SmarterPost-Growth

​​​The case for progressive policies is often built on their potential for increased productivity. Yet maximising output is not what we need.

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14.08.2024
Something Happens, SomewhereAgriculture

Investigating honeybee losses in rural Ukraine points to farmers and pesticide-treated rapeseed fields. Who is behind the bid to increase yields?

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