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DPA picture alliance/ Klaudia Radecka

Democracy and society

From populism into the unknown

Poland is in a better place than five months ago, but the return of liberals to power does not automatically imply the end of illiberal politics

By Jan Zielonka

picture alliance/Reuters | Christina Chiquin

Democracy and society

From protest to progress

Despite all the opposition and obstruction, the past half-year in Guatemala has shown that the corrupt elites are no longer in control of the country

By Daniel Mann

DPA picture alliance/ Laurent Gillieron

Democracy and society

International sport: the rules of the game

European sports leaders have considerable decision-making power, but inequalities and human rights violations remain, especially in the Global South

By Ankita Anand

picture alliance/Associatetd Press | Alastair Grant

Democracy and society

The other European election

As the guardian of human rights and democracy, the Council of Europe represents ‘Europe’s conscience’. This year, it might find itself at a crossroads

By Ingmar Naumann

picture alliance/TASS | Valery Sharifulin

Democracy and society

The iron hand of the state

Even if the result is already known: the scale of this weekend’s elections in Belarus poses a serious challenge to the Lukashenko regime

By Christopher Forst

DPA picture alliance/ DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI

Democracy and society

The peak of repression

Navalny's death is a deep blow for the Russian opposition. Still, not all is lost

By Alexey Yusupov

DPA picture alliance/ Liam McBurney

Democracy and society

Paralysed by the past

In Northern Ireland, the legacy of a 30-year-long conflict remains an open wound. A new functioning government might offer reason for hope

By Éanna Mackey

picture alliance/Associated Press | Dmitry Serebryakov

Democracy and society

Ritual > election

Putin’s only critical challenger is not allowed to run in the elections. Despite its power, the Kremlin is afraid of real alternatives

By Roland Bathon

DPA picture alliance/ Manuel Balce

Democracy and society

Forewarned is forearmed

Trump represents a longstanding yearning for authoritarianism in America

By Jacob Heilbrunn

picture alliance / Anadolu | Cem Ozdel

Democracy and society

Playing with fire

Senegal’s President Macky Sall unexpectedly postponed the presidential elections, already causing enormous political, social and economic consequences

By Claudia Ehing