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Democracy and society

The upcoming rage election

Post-impeachment, South Korea is grappling with a rise in conspiratorial narratives and increasing societal division

By Christoph Heuser

picture alliance / Pacific Press | Geovien So

Democracy and society

On migrant smuggling, Europe must make a U-turn

Cracking down on smugglers doesn’t make migration safer, it makes it deadlier — and a new EU directive could make things even worse

By Michele LeVoy

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Future of social democracy

Made in chaos

The industrial heartlands of the Global South are bracing for impact. Trump’s tariff gamble might spark the fiercest class struggles in decades

By Paul Mason

picture alliance / AP | Armin Durgut

Democracy and society

March against the machine

Can Serbia still find a political solution, or is the country left with the choice between increased autocracy and direct democracy?

By Kirsten Schönefeld

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Foreign and security policy

Brussel’s new crush

The EU is making eyes at Central Asia. Is it a match made in diplomacy?

By Alexandra Sitenko

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Interviews

‘This is a political earthquake’

Le Pen’s guilty verdict has thrown French politics into chaos. Adrienne Woltersdorf on the impact on the far right and the 2027 presidential election

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Work and digitalisation

Two models for agentic AI

AI ‘agents’ are coming, whether we are ready or not. There can be little doubt that this development will be transformative — for better or worse

By Daron Acemoglu

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Democracy and society

Demand tolerance, not love

A shift in the demands and objectives of the human rights project has led activists to adopt a sanctimonious tone — fuelling the anti-rights backlash

By Nicolas Agostini