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Democracy and society

America got gay marriage, but it came at a cost

The modest gay marriage campaign of the past decades created an opening for today’s anti-LGBT+ backlash

By Omar G. Encarnación

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Democracy and society

A democracy in motion

With high stakes, Mongolia prepares for a crucial electoral showdown

By Julian Dierkes

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Democracy and society

Macron’s tightrope walk over the abyss

As France heads to the polls, a fourth ‘cohabitation’ seems imminent. What are the implications for the nation’s course and the 2027 presidential race?

By Thierry Pech, Jean-Louis Missika

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Democracy and society

Neo-liberalism at all costs

At home, Milei’s policies lead to mass protests. Abroad, he meets with the far right. And in Germany, Argentina’s president receives an award

By Svenja Blanke

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Democracy and society

Playing God in Putin’s Russia

In Russia, denunciations are on the rise. Society is stoically accepting the relapse into Stalinism

By Daria Boll-Palievskaya

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Democracy and society

Trouble beneath the palm trees

Turmoil brews in Lomé. Togo’s constitutional reforms ignite chaos — but also the potential for change?

By Zikora Ibeh

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Democracy and society

Austria’s silver lining

Despite the country’s far right EU election results, the narrow margin suggests mainstream parties still have a chance in the national elections

By Gabriela Greilinger

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Democracy and society

Wilders’ welfare chauvinism

The Netherlands’ coalition agreement reveals the superficiality of right-wing populist claims to support the welfare state. How did this happen?

By Wouter van de Klippe

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Democracy and society

Instruction manual for better governance

Step one: Put more women at the top

By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Binaifer Nowrojee

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Democracy and society

After the election is before the election

Brussels faces a new political reality as conservative and far-right parties win the EU elections. What are the implications for the Union’s future?

By Tobias Mörschel, Ingmar Naumann, Marco Schwarz