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Stacked atlas

Trump is having constituencies redrawn to preserve his majority. Yet it is highly doubtful whether his plan will succeed

Democracy and society

Eco-friendly xenophobia

With its upcoming referendum, the Swiss far right is rebranding exclusion as sustainability. If it succeeds, expect copycats across Europe

By Julius E. O. Fintelmann

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Foreign and security policy

The art of playing giants

Xi Jinping headed to North Korea to secure China’s influence. But the real winner of the summit is Kim Jong Un

By Eric Ballbach

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Interviews

‘We must openly address uncomfortable realities’

Matthias Miersch, SPD parliamentary leader, on security challenges and addressing them amid inequality

picture alliance/dpa/TASS | Valery Sharifulin

Moscow’s own goal

Russia wants to keep Armenia within its sphere of influence. Yet this mounting pressure could have exactly the opposite effect

By Narek Sukiasyan

picture alliance / Reuters | Esa Alexander

South Africa’s fading rainbow

The country’s anti-immigrant violence is not just a national crisis — it threatens the future of Pan-African solidarity

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Circus of the macabre

In the upcoming elections, Peru must choose between the left and the right. Yet the real winner remains a system that breeds corruption and chaos

By Sandra Weiss

picture alliance / robertharding | Eleanor Scriven

Steppe manoeuvre

Kazakhstan and Mongolia are reshaping Central Asia — reducing their dependence on China and Russia

By Rassul Kospanov, Vlad Paddak