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Why legalising cannabis is a win for all

To this day, the EU is blocking the legalisation of marijuana despite wide societal acceptance and many arguments in favour of allowing it

By Julika Luisa Enbergs

Reuters/Corinna Kern

Democracy and society

Fight till the bitter end

The Israeli Knesset just passed the first bill of its judicial overhaul agenda, risking irreconcilable polarisation and violent escalation

By Muriel Asseburg

Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Democracy and society

A highly explosive situation

The conflict in Sudan continues, threatening to spill over to other parts of the region and creating one of the fastest-growing refugee crises

By Christine-Felice Röhrs

Reuters/Costas Baltas

Democracy and society

Between human rights and border control

If neither Frontex engagement nor disengagement can make migration safer, Europe may need to look at new solutions beyond its borders

By Christopher Szabla

Reuters/Johanna Geron

Democracy and society

A far-right EU?

For a long time, a far-right European Union seemed inconceivable. Today, however, things look rather different

By Hans Kundnani

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Back to the future

On the threshold of the new ‘Turkish century’, the main success of the government may be a return to its roots

By Yevgeniya Gaber

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Democracy and society

Beyond wellbeing and self-care

One in four people in the EU experiences mental health issues. Though a major milestone, the EU’s new approach to mental health still lacks efficacy

By Jackie Mellese

Reuters/ Benoit Tessier

Democracy and society

Insatiably seeking status

After years of growth, the art market appears to have reached a plateau, suggesting a decline in confidence among the world’s richest people

By R. James Breiding

Reuters

Democracy and society

How Brazil wants to end the war in Ukraine

In a world with growing ‘peace fatigue’, Lula’s peace initiative shows strong frustration with the West and lengthy confrontations full of suffering

By Monica Hirst, Juan Gabriel Tokatlian

Reuters/Bernadett Szabo

Democracy and society

Orbán’s anti-woke pretence

Hungary’s PM is portraying his country's anti-democratic shift as ‘truly conservative’. This strategy seems to resonate with Western intellectuals

By Eszter Kováts