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Democracy and society

After the ceasefire

Gaza’s suffering now unfolds without international attention. With the arrival of winter the situation on the ground has become more difficult

By Hassan Herzallah

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Democracy and society

Democracy can’t be imported

Intervention can force change at the top, but it cannot deliver democracy. In Venezuela, the decisive struggle is between internal power blocs

By Anika Oettler, Stefan Peters, Jonas Wolff

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Democracy and society

The only certainty is change

As unrest sweeps the country, Iran balances on a knife’s edge, with change looming yet its form and cost unknown

By Marcus Schneider

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Democracy and society

Silent fault lines

Iran’s protests show a regime trapped between anger at home and paralysis at the top

By David Ramin Jalilvand

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Democracy and society

Kyiv’s great re-shuffle

Ukraine’s top power shift signals deep securitisation and a careful balancing of rivals as the war enters a volatile phase

By Balázs Jarábik

picture alliance/dpa | Sven Hoppe

Democracy and society

Fewer walls, more bridges

Calls for firewalls against the far right overlook a key truth: democracy is defended through debate, not isolation

By Nils Meyer-Ohlendorf

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Democracy and society

The year that could be

Hope no longer dazzles. Its power lies in persistence, in acting as if change is possible

By Lea Ypi

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Democracy and society

Fear over vision

José Antonio Kast sweeps to victory, riding a wave of frustration and deep distrust toward the ruling left

By Cäcilie Schildberg

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Democracy and society

Who owns belonging?

Why we need an inclusive national narrative

By Filip Milačić

picture alliance / AP Photo | Visar Kryeziu

Democracy and society

Offshore, off course

Europe’s push to shift asylum procedures to third countries risks outsourcing not only refugees, but also its moral and political responsibility

By Judith Kohlenberger