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Democracy and society

Close to bloom

Across Africa, youth-led protests are calling for change. Is this the start of an African Spring?

By Henrik Maihack

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Economy and ecology

From war zones to work zones

What Ukraine (and the EU) can learn from three decades of post-war reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina

By Vesna Bojicic-Dzelilovic

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Democracy and society

A Herculean task

Given Bangladesh’s many problems, Muhammad Yunus’s government is almost destined to fail. But it also has a rare chance to improve citizens’ lives

By Ishrat Hossain

picture alliance / Associated Press | Darko Vojinovic

Economy and ecology

The dreams of some, the protests of others

Serbia faces a fierce backlash over a proposed lithium mine in the Jadar Valley, as economic promises, environmental fears and EU interests collide

By Nikola Burazer

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Foreign and security policy

Bringing the war back to Russia

The Ukrainian offensive in Kursk marks a historic moment. What implications does it hold for the country’s future and the overall course of the war?

By Alexey Yusupov

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Foreign and security policy

Message to Beijing

Notwithstanding their alliance with Washington, the Philippines and Japan are determined to strengthen their own defence capabilities

By Richard Heydarian

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Foreign and security policy

A competition between barbarism and barbarism

Like a modern Franz Ferdinand moment, the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh, threatens to push the middle east to the brink of a major war

By Marcus Schneider

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Democracy and society

How Kamala Harris can win

The Democratic Party needs a message that reconnects it with the working-class voters it has alienated in recent decades

By Michael J. Sandel