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Democracy and society

The Magyar recipe

A positive form of populism? Péter Magyar’s victory shows that if you want to beat illiberal forces, voters’ fears must be addressed, not dismissed

By Eszter Kováts

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Democracy and society

The America that broke my mother’s heart

The times when a communal creative introspection swept across the US have long gone — to the detriment of us all

By Yanis Varoufakis

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Democracy and society

Did you take the red pill yet?

The manosphere is no longer fringe. Backed by algorithms and money, it is reshaping politics one grievance at a time

By Samantha Elia

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Economy and ecology

Time for an import ban

While the EU opposes Israeli settlements in principle, its trade policy tells another story. It now has a unique chance to change course

By Muriel Asseburg, Martin Konečný

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Foreign and security policy

Europe cannot be post-imperial selectively

Russia’s war exposes a blind spot in Europe’s historical memory: imperialism did not end with overseas colonialism

By Adam Kola

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Economy and ecology

Why neo-liberalism is not the answer

As attractive as it may seem to the likes of Chancellor Merz, to solve our current troubles, a new transformation is needed

By Marc Saxer

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European integration

Guess who’s back

After years of division, the Visegrád Group is moving beyond ideological battles to pursue common interests in Europe

By Pavlína Janebová

Democracy and society

Europe’s last indomitable village

While the far right has swept across Europe, it has failed to take root in Belgium’s south. Could Wallonia be a model for the rest of the continent?

By Daan Delespaul