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Democracy and society

Who’s afraid of guitars?

Russia’s fear of music reveals a deeper panic — the loss of control over its youth

By Daria Boll-Palievskaya

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Economy and ecology

Asia shows Europe the long game

The continent’s path proves that protecting the climate and securing prosperity are two sides of the same coin. Europe would do well to take note

By Franziska Schmidtke

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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

Polite democracy, brutal reality

Indonesia’s mass protests signal not just public anger at inequality, but the quiet dismantling of democratic space

By Andreas Ufen

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Work and digitalisation

End goal: total ctrl

Moscow’s slow log-out of free speech is less a shutdown than a full system rewrite

By Roland Bathon

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Economy and ecology

When the disciple becomes the master

China, once the target of Western hopes for liberal change through trade, is now reshaping the global order by exporting its own policies

By Konstantin Kladensky

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Foreign and security policy

A period of Seoul-searching

South Korea has elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president. While uncertainties loom, the shift in leadership could open new doors for Europe

By Mason Richey

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Foreign and security policy

With eyes wide open

The escalation between India and Pakistan has put Kashmir in the global spotlight again. The conflict could become even more dangerous in the future

By Christian Wagner, Tobias Scholz

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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

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Interviews

'Prepared for any kind of war’

Sergio Grassi, from Beijing, on the Chinese National People’s Congress, the trade conflict with the US and rising defense spending