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'A political outsider assumes presidential office'

The election of Yoon Suk-Yeol in South Korea will likely deepen the existing social problems in the country reports Henning Effner in Seoul

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Foreign and security policy

Kazakhstan’s balancing act

In January, the Kazakh government called in Russian troops as a response to protests. With the war in Ukraine, it tries to keep distance from Moscow

By Christoph P. Mohr

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Democracy and society

Why we must remember Afghanistan

While all eyes are on Ukraine, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has been forgotten. But only with international aid can Afghans build a future

By Kern Hendricks

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Democracy and society

Japan’s feminist reckoning

In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past

By Yoshiko Shimada

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Democracy and society

China’s Olympic-sized challenge

The upcoming start of the Beijing Winter Olympics has added pressure on China to fight Omicron. But its ‘zero Covid’ strategy is unsustainable

By Björn Alpermann

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Economy and ecology

India's farmers want the agrarian crisis to end

With the largest protest in human history, India's farmers forced the Modi regime to repeal the neoliberal farm laws. But the struggle isn't over yet

By D.K. Giri, T.N. Prakash Kammardi

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Economy and ecology

China's new road to prosperity?

China has achieved unprecedented growth and poverty reduction — at the cost of rising inequality. Now, the CCP looks to rebalance ‘growth and sharing’

By Jiannan Guo, Lei Zhang, Jincai He

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Democracy and society

The straw that broke Kazakhstan's back

The most violent protests of the past 30 years have erupted across Kazakhstan — exposing decades of inequality, injustice, and corruption

By Paolo Sorbello

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Work and digitalisation

A Chinese law made in Europe

Inspired by the EU's GDPR, China has introduced a law to protect individuals’ personal data. It's another move to rein it the power of Big Tech

By Timo Daum

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Future of social democracy

The reality behind Squid Game

The TV show portrayed the stark inequality and brutal competition in today’s South Korea. Their origins lie in the developmentalist model of the 1970s

By Jin-Wook Shin