All region articles

‘Competition is fine, but let’s do it Olympic-style’

China kan veel meer betekenen voor Europa, voor de wereldhandel én voor vrede in Oekraïne, vindt Wang Huiyao.

‘China knows that if it wants to remain a powerful civilisation for hundreds of years to come, it needs its natural resources’

Ma Tianjie is clear: ‘To compete with China, governments in the West will also have to take a more directive role.’

‘A dose of Confucianism can protect the rule of law from populism’

Professor Bai Tongdong hopes for a coalition of compassion-based states to save the world from ruin.

Vijay Prashad: ‘The West is an unreliable partner for the Global South’

A conversation with Vijay Prashad about lessons from the decolonization struggle and global opportunities in 2026.

Human rights lawyer Hina Jilani: ‘Our success is that we keep up the fight for human rights’

KU Leuven awards honorary doctorate to Pakistani human rights lawyer.

‘Taxing solar panel imports now is a crime against humanity’

A look inside North Korea, the hermit kingdom