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Democracy and society

The limits of a fresh start

Bangladesh’s upcoming election tests whether the post-Hasina moment can deliver real political change — or just new versions of the old

By David Bergman

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Democracy and society

The allure of darkness

Mann argued that the success of demagogues depends less on strategic brilliance than on favourable circumstances and, above all, a lack of resistance

By Grzegorz Kwiatkowski

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Democracy and society

Costa Rica is not an outlier, but a warning sign

Yesterday’s election marks the start of an authoritarian transformation, legitimised by a democratic mandate

By Daniel Mann

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Democracy and society

Diversity or decline?

Against the European trend, Spain aims to legalise half a million migrants. A strategic step to secure the country’s economic and demographic future

By Antón Gómez-Reino Varela

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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

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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