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Does the authors’ vision of a coming planetary sovereignty – or of the alternatives – still hold?

The Green New Deal is a vision for social and environmental transformation. What would it mean to have one in Europe?

The world’s political order is in upheaval. Janka Oertel speaks about the Sino-American conflict, the 5G dispute, and Germany’s role in formulating a new European China policy.

Ana Rusan traces some of the social and environmental consequences of New Deal America through the sociology of Allan Schnaiberg.

Chinese foreign policy expert Yan Xuetong’s new book opens the question of how morality as an instrument of power could reshape today’s world order.

While US firms might dominate the tech industry, the European Union led the way on digital rights. Now US politicians too are calling for reform.

Looking to historical and US-based examples offers a springboard to discuss European integration at a time of rising nationalism and populism.

Donald Trump’s trade wars have triggered a long-overdue discussion on the downsides of international trade. What is the green response?

While green tech promises to save the planet through connectivity, the digital economy’s material demands are increasingly unsustainable.

Putin’s Russia is governed by means of political theatre designed to deflect and distract. From ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ foreign policy to anxious masculinity, this politics has spread from Russia to Europe and the United States, corroding democracy on the way.