Much has been achieved for queer people in Germany in recent decades. At the same time, they are still a target for physical and psychological abuse.

Radical groups are instrumentalising the Gaza war for their own purposes and recruiting young people via social media.

Government attempts to quantify the diversity of United States residents have always fallen short. Outdated understandings of race are part of the problem.

For good reason, it is considered antisemitism to assess Israel in a more critical light than other states. However, philosemitism – a prejudiced endorsement of anything Jewish – is not helpful in fighting antisemitism.

If the international community splinters into multiple orders, we will lose the race against climate change, social polarisation and biodiversity loss.

German international-development efforts benefit not only partner countries, but people living in Germany as well

Litigation is gaining importance as a tool for climate action. Activists and communities around the world have successfully sued states on environmental issues.

Several countries announced contributions to different climate funds at the climate summit in Dubai last year. However, their commitments are not nearly enough to cover the costs of adaptation, loss and damage.

Sustainable development would be hampered internationally should European legislation regarding supply-chain management fail, and Germany’s reputation would suffer too.

In an exhibition at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in Cologne, Indigenous Australians show their cultural diversity, history and identity