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Democracy and society

Hypocrisy as foreign policy

The Gaza war has deepened a rift already dividing Western leaders from their publics — and fractured the centre-left along the way

By Matthew Duss

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Democracy and society

First to respond, last in line

Excluding Nigerian responders from key decisions doesn’t just ignore local knowledge — it entrenches a model of aid built far from the crisis

By Taofik Oyewo Hussain

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Democracy and society

Where is the global resistance to Trump?

Trump’s frontal assault on the world economy was an invitation for the rest of the world to come up a with a new order. But few rose to the challenge

By Dani Rodrik

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Democracy and society

Poland at a crossroads… again

With a new president, a surging far-right and a fractured left, Donald Tusk’s governing coalition finds itself increasingly backed into a corner

By Maria Skóra

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Democracy and society

Bolivia’s bitter divide

An election without consensus in one of Latin America’s poorest countries risks dismantling decades of social progress

By Christine-Felice Röhrs

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Democracy and society

‘Genocide is the only term that fits’

Genocide scholar Omer Bartov on Israel’s conduct towards the Palestinian population, the situation in Gaza and Germany’s responsibility

By Omer Bartov

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Democracy and society

Waiting for an answer that won’t come

Explaining Europe’s self-destructive behaviour is challenging, and still, one thing is certain — destruction unfolds gradually and often in disguise

By Jan Zielonka

dpa

Democracy and society

Stop talking. Start listening

Rational arguments rarely change minds. Populists gain power by tapping into something deeper: the need to belong

By Paul Ribbeck

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Democracy and society

Defence or deficit?

The Baltics are boosting defence spending like never before. But the economic and political fallout is hard to ignore

By Evgeny Antonov

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Democracy and society

More than a game

In today’s changing world order, sport has become a means of projecting power and diversifying the economy. Saudi Arabia is a prime example

By Sebastian Sons