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Democracy and society

‘Rhetorical fireworks of the superstars’

The party convention has given the Democrats a boost of energy. Reinhard Krumm from Chicago on the Harris campaign

By Reinhard Krumm

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Foreign and security policy

A global diplomatic vacuum

So far, we haven’t seen any real co-ordinated efforts to end the war in Ukraine. It is high time to address this failure

By Christos Katsioulis, Walter Kemp

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Foreign and security policy

Recommitting to pandemic preparedness

New pandemics are almost certain to happen. But the world continues in a familiar cycle of panic and neglect as the lessons of Covid-19 are fading

By Gro Harlem Brundtland

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Democracy and society

Maduro’s geopolitical poker

Venezuela’s leader wants to sit out his election fraud with the help of his global partners. But in South America, he is increasingly seen as a threat

By Sandra Weiss

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Democracy and society

When art is all that remains

Before politicians can even articulate their agenda or intentions, art will have already revealed all. Unlike politics, authentic culture never lies

By Nina L. Khrushcheva

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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