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Democracy and society

Elections in times of war

In Ukraine, elections were planned for October. But can – and should – a country at war hold free, fair and secure elections?

By Valerii Kalnysh

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Democracy and society

A coup after coup in the Sahel

Since 2020, there have been six coups d'état in francophone West Africa. In all cases, the juntas succeeded in exploiting the ‘anti-French sentiment’

By Boubacar Haidara

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Democracy and society

Elections in the dead of night

Zimbabweans have re-elected President Mnangagwa, missing what might have been the opposition’s last chance in times of shrinking democratic spaces

By Thilo Schöne

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Democracy and society

Fighting for survival

Belarus’ democratic forces recognise the sad reality: the connection between them and the majority of Belarusians inside the country is broken

By Artyom Shraibman

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Democracy and society

The end of the island of peace

The murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has left Ecuador in shock. Can the country escape this growing spiral of violence?

By Constantin Groll

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Changing reintegration in a meaningful way

Reintegration assistance for migrants going home is important for the EU. And yet, it is ineffective — involving returnee initiatives can reverse that

By Sophie Meiners

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Democracy and society

The pitfalls of setting global goals

8 years on and the Sustainable Development Goals are yet to come close to scratching the surface of their aims

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Democracy and society

Righting imperialism’s wrongs, past and present

To create a more equitable society, we must also address colonialism’s ongoing effects

By Nani Jansen Reventlow

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Democracy and society

Rage against the system

Argentina is going through a polycrisis. A rocking anarcho-capitalist could benefit in the upcoming elections

By Svenja Blanke

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Democracy and society

A prison guard for Europe

The EU aims to externalise its borders and repel migrants deemed undesirable — a new deal with Tunisia assigns them a key role

By Sami Adouani, Robin Frisch