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Democracy and society

Who’s afraid of educated girls?

The recent internet blackout is only the latest example of the Taliban’s increasingly brutal assault on the rights of girls and women

By Gordon Brown

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Democracy and society

Hope is not naïve optimism

It is a political choice

By Claes-Mikael Ståhl

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Democracy and society

Reflections of a movement, not the nation

Zohran Mamdani’s rise in the New York City mayoral race has sparked rare anti-Muslim rhetoric in mainstream politics

By Kourosh Ziabari

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Work and digitalisation

What decent work looks like

Instead of measuring success by salary and profit margins, we should measure it by how much it contributes to the well-being of people and the planet

By Maria Nyman

picture alliance / Reuters | Ken Cedeno

Democracy and society

Democracy at auction

When governments start selling rights and privileges, democracy ceases to be a contract among citizens and becomes a marketplace for power

By Katharina Pistor

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Tomas Tkacik

Democracy and society

Brussels’ new headache?

With Andrej Babiš poised to return as prime minister, Prague’s next government could test EU ties and shift foreign policy priorities

By Pavlína Janebová

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Foreign and security policy

Pirates of the Caribbean, White House edition

What does the US provocation in the Caribbean Sea signal — a new drug war, a show of force in its own ‘backyard’ or a rehearsal for regime change?

By Anja Dargatz

picture alliance / empics | Danny Lawson

Democracy and society

Between Farage and failure

Under pressure, the British prime minister scored points at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. But his future will be decided elsewhere

By Michèle Auga