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How to bring down an autocrat

After 14 years in power, Serbia’s Vučić has been ousted. What can pro-democracy forces around the world learn from the student movement’s victory?

Canva /IPS Journal

Democracy and society

Winning isn’t enough

The Democrats may be closing in on victory in the US midterms, but they still have some soul-searching to do

By Reinhard Krumm

picture alliance / Anadolu | Nicolas Hernandez

Democracy and society

United against Bolsonaro

Eleven million people, one WhatsApp group and a campaign built like a military operation. Brazil just rewrote the rules of digital campaigning

By Jan Souverein

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Democracy and society

Israel’s last chance

Israel’s next election is about more than Netanyahu. His defeat would not guarantee change, but another victory could cement the status quo

By Tal Schneider

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Vanilla, with a twist

What social democracy has in common with vanilla ice cream — and how it can turn that into a strength

By Catrina Schläger, Nina Netzer

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Aleksandar Jovicic

A fire waiting for a spark

The upcoming elections in Serbia will pin two political camps against each other. The potential for violence is high, but the EU can still change that

By Dinko Gruhonjic

picture alliance / Hans Lucas | Daniel Perron

The knight in shining armour?

France’s struggling Parti socialiste faces big problems. Their solutions: gambling all on a new man at their head

By Adrienne Woltersdorf

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An ever poorer Union?

Europe’s next budget is caught in a tug-of-war between national interests. But there is an alternative to cuts: making new sources of revenue work

By Jonathan Schnock