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Interviews

'The people of Colombia long for peace'

The recent protests have seen massive police violence. Yet Colombians continue to take to the streets. Kristina Birke Daniels in Bogotá explains why

Reuters

Democracy and society

How the Swedish centre-right deals with populism

Sweden's centre-right parties have shifted from a dismissve to an accomodative strategy towards the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats. Can it work?

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Hard Labour

Labour’s electoral debacle shows European social democracy’s coalition-building challenge. It needs both the small-town and big-city worker

By Paul Mason

Reuters

Future of social democracy

The tectonic shifts in Poland's political landscape

The adoption of EU funds have widened the cracks in Poland's ruling coalition — and shown how the Left poses a challenge to the liberal establishment

By Ernst Hillebrand

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Russia’s Sputnik diplomacy

While Western countries were busy with their own vaccination campaigns, Russia has filled the leadership vacuum in developing countries

By Valentina Lares

Reuters

Democracy and society

No Jerusalem, no elections

After losing their first chance to vote since 2006, Palestinians are deeply disappointed. The US, Israel, and the PA all bear responsibility

By Hannes Alpen

Pexels

Democracy and society

The pandemic within the pandemic

Globally, antibiotic use in hospitals has surged since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is fueling the crisis of antimicrobial resistance

By Loice Achieng Ombajo

Pixabay

Foreign and security policy

China’s soft power debacle in Eastern Europe

With Sino-American tensions on the rise, China is under pressure to revive its weakening influence in eastern Europe

By Nickolay Kapitonenko