Opinion

Focus on issues, not just candidates

Andrea Römmele examines party members' demands to partake in top decision-making, in an op-ed in Zeit Online.

How German reunification could change global capitalism today

30 years on, signs of a new, socially enlightened and responsible capitalism emerge, writes Dennis Snower in the Fair Observer.

How to ward off the next recession

Policymakers may need to explore alternative fiscal and monetary options, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry in Project Syndicate.

Book review: Thomas Piketty's "Capital and Ideology"

Jean Pisani-Ferry praises the analysis, but sees problems in the solutions.

Britain’s missing constitution

The UK can learn from the German system, says Mark Dawson in an opinion piece in Zeit Online.

Scaling innovative ideas creates inclusive labour markets

Johanna Mair speaks to the Erste Foundation about the relevance of social innovation for the labour market.

Dousing the sovereignty wildfire

After G7, Jean Pisani Ferry looks at ways to balance global challenges and national sovereignty.

The Social Democrats' internal election battle

Andrea Römmele on the SPD’s internal struggle to find a new leadership duo.

The Coming Clash Between Climate and Trade

Jean Pisani-Ferry outlines how the unavoidable conflict between climate preservation and trade will determine the fate of globalisation.

Farewell, flat world

Jean Pisani-Ferry describes why the world is becoming more hierarchical in an op-ed for Project Syndicate.

Smart kids

Klaus Hurrelmann in Die Zeit on why smartphones shouldn't be banned from the classroom.

Should the EU think twice before dumping its Spitzenkandidaten?

Mark Dawson weighs up the current system of choosing a European Commission President.