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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

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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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Future of social democracy

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

Democracy and society

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

picture alliance / Anadolu | Muhammed Said Tako

A generation takes notes

France’s school crisis exposes a deeper failure: a state struggling to deliver equality but quick to enforce order

By Baris Cayli Messina

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Richard Ellis

A race for the South Atlantic

Trump wants to push China out of Latin America. The South Atlantic, with its natural resources and strategic position, could be the deciding factor

By Mariana Altieri