Steven Sloman, Professor of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, is the author, most recently, of The Cost of Conviction: How Our Deepest Values Lead Us Astray (MIT Press, 2025).

Hanna Kirchberger works in the Global and European Policy Department of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. She is studying peace and conflict research at the Philipps University of Marburg. The most ...

Golden Matonga is a journalist based in Malawi’s capital Lilongwe. He is Chairperson for the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Malawi Chapter, a non-profit that promotes press freedom and the ...

PD Dr Andreas Ufen has been researching political developments in Southeast Asia at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg since 2000. He is currently working on a project ...

The world’s commitment to Sudan needs to be strengthened and coordinated — for the people’s own benefit and for lasting peace ...

The Saudi-Pakistan defence pact tilts the balance of power in the Middle East. A post-American order is taking shape, but ...

While the use of symbols from pop culture cannot replace the political battle, they are capable of driving it forward. In our ...

The EU must cultivate inclusive forms of identity to stop foreign meddling in narrative building over its diverse population ...

But to break away from Russia, Beijing expects an attractive offer to prevent it from falling behind in competition with the ...

When everyone insists on being right, debates harden. Understanding outcomes, not just principles, may be the only way ...

Qatar represents a red line: the embassies in Riyadh, Ankara and Cairo are now on notice that, if it comes to it, they are no ...

A former Malawian president, once seen as a symbol of failure, now tempts voters again — proof that economic despair can ...