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Reuters/Jakub Porzycki

Democracy and society

War now, elections later

Western allies are urging Ukraine to hold presidential elections. But President Zelenskyy has rejected such demands – for good reasons

By Denis Trubetskoy

Canva

Democracy and society

A new world order: from warring states to citizens

A new multilateralism must embody the values of Asia, Africa and Latin America, alongside the West. But above all, it has to restate universalism

By Paul Mason

Reuters/Rafael Marchante

Future of social democracy

‘His image was already quite tarnished’

Fabian Schmiedel in Lisbon on the resignation of Prime Minister Costa, snap elections next year and a possible shift to the right in Portugal

By Fabian Schmiedel

Wikimedia

Democracy and society

Is it time to turn down the volume on the migration debate?

Loudly opposing restrictive migration policies is counterproductive; a quieter, more honest approach might be better suited for shifting the debate

By Rob McNeil

Reuters/Claudio Abarca Sandoval

Foreign and security policy

Latin America’s unarmed humanitarianism

The war in Gaza also affects Latin American countries. They now worry that Western powers will repeat mistakes that end up worsening the situation

By Monica Hirst, Juan Gabriel Tokatlian, Guadalupe González González, Carlos Luján, Carlos Romero

Reuters/Saudi Royal Court

Foreign and security policy

The conflict in the Middle East puts Gulf states at risk

To stand any chance of realising their ambitious economic diversification goals, the rulers in the Persian Gulf need regional stability

By Sebastian Sons

Reuters

Democracy and society

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

By Nina L. Khrushcheva

Reuters/ Guillermo Gutierrez

Democracy and society

A game of all-or-nothing

Israel believes it can crush Hamas by force. Instead, a new wave of terror may be looming

By Marcus Schneider