AsiaA matter of identity Image, populism and polarisation were at the forefront in the complex elections held in Indonesia last month By Sergio Grassi
Interviews'Civil war is possible' Left-wing intellectual Edgardo Lander on the political crisis in Venezuela, the role of the US and the left's failure to learn
GlobalThe trilemma of Big Tech We can have democracy, market dominance and business models that optimise for anger and junk — but only two at a time By Karin Pettersson
GlobalHow social protection can empower women Apart from employment opportunities, women need social support that accounts for the true extent of their responsibilities By Phakama Ntshongwana, Nicola Ansell, Keetie Roelen
EuropeA new style of politics How social media creates politicians' images and influences elections: the case of Volodymyr Zelenskiy By Georgii Pocheptsov
EuropeOutput gap nonsense How misleading statistics have led to terrible economic policy-making in the EU since 2008 By Adam Tooze
North AmericaThe US: An ‘Empire in Retreat’ In his new book, Victor Bulmer-Thomas argues that the US needs to accept its imperial decline and reinvent itself By Paul Hockenos
AfricaSuicide of a democracy Benin has long served as a democratic model for Africa. But its latest elections hint at a creeping decline By Hans-Joachim Preuss
