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Thomas Manz

Thomas Manz

Paris

Thomas Manz heads the office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Paris. He previously worked for the foundation in Brazil.

Articles

Can Macron's 'France Relance' rebuild the country?

France’s unprecedented recovery plans are ambitious on industry and enviroment but risk to widen the social divide

'The strength of a united left-wing camp'

Thomas Manz in Paris on why France's 'green wave' represents a triumph of left-wing unity — and not just the [...]

Global quarantine IV

Macron reconsiders the value of public goods. In Ecuador and South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic hits the most [...]

Bolsonaro: the end of Brazilian democracy?

Brazil now has the most extremist president of any democratic nation. What this means for the country

The Brazilian Trump

How Jair Messias Bolsonaro is preparing a grab for power with support from business, evangelicals and the military

Social programmes, not soldiers, are what's needed in Brazil

Brazil’s President has put the military in charge of Rio de Janeiro. Is this an attempt to deflect attention from the [...]