Democracy and society | 07.11.2024 Understanding the 72 million How did a convicted felon, who sought to overturn an election that he decisively lost just four years ago, win the votes of so many Americans?
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Democracy and society | 08.11.2023 How Russian life imitates dystopian art Those living in Russia today wake up every morning to a new chapter of 1984. ‘This must be a nightmare,’ they tell themselves; yet it is all too real
Military Keynesianism is a dead end — both economically and politically Public money keeps the arms industry flush. But what if that money went to schools, hospitals or housing instead?
Assad is gone, but Syria’s problems live on As the West announces sanctions relief, Syria risks disintegration behind a veil of reform
A sigh of relief Romania votes for a pro-European course in the presidential election. Even so, the result is a wake-up call for the established parties