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'Having a charismatic leader really helps'

Pollster David Talbot talks about Jacinda Ardern's authenticity, successful campaigning and a new, progressive narrative

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Japan's identity crisis

Japan's new royals are cosmopolitans. But the country finds itself in a struggle between openness and ritualised tradition

By Siegfried Knittel

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China's institutional shake-up

To reconcile rapid economic growth and climate change mitigation, China wants to mainstream environmental protection

By Junjie Zhang

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'Central Asia has always been important for Europe'

The influence of political heavyweights China and Russia in Central Asia grows. Peter Burian on Europe's role in the region

By Peter Burian

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Yes, We Khan

Nationalism in Mongolia is in full bloom. But viral resistance seems to be growing — led by the heavy metal band 'The Hu'

By Niels Hegewisch

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The real victims of China’s trade patterns

Trump has railed against China’s massive trade surpluses. But actually China’s neighbors have far more reason to be worried

By Jayati Ghosh

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India at a crossroads

Prime Minister Narenda Modi wins the Indian general election by promising the country’s millennials a glorious future

By Patrick Rüther

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Flying high, falling low

Despite the polls predicting a narrow win, Australia's Labor Party lost the general election – because it didn't convince working class voters, says Adrian Pabst

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Weaponizing cyber law

Autocratic regimes previously relied on legal and bureaucratic tools to impede civic activism. Now, they also use cyber law

By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

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A matter of identity

Image, populism and polarisation were at the forefront in the complex elections held in Indonesia last month

By Sergio Grassi