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The Italian left might pay a high price for disunity

In the upcoming elections, the Italian left has once again failed to present itself as united — much to the delight of Meloni, Salvini and Berlusconi

By Michael Braun

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'Prison, death or victory'

It is predicted that Bolsonaro will not be re-elected in the upcoming elections. To hold on to power, he has militarised the Brazilian government

By Oliver Stuenkel

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Czechia first, Ukraine second

Mass protests against the Russia sanctions in Prague have shocked Europe. While it is worrying, there are several reasons not to lose one’s head

By Ostap Karmodi

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Sweden's neck-and-neck election race

With support growing for the right-wing Sweden Democrats, the Social Democrats' strategy has shifted their focus away from their core voters

By Enna Gerin

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'In these times people expect cooperation in the EU'

The Polish opposition member Maciej Gdula accuses the PiS government of using the issue of reparations to distract from domestic political problems

By Maciej Gdula

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Ukraine’s tale of two colonisations

While being a Western economic colony is better than a part of the Russian empire, neither outcome is worthy of the suffering Ukrainians are enduring

By Slavoj Žižek

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Not all is lost in Russia

Those shaking their heads at the current passivity of Russians’ are advised to be patient and read their history books — a change is still possible

By Roland Bathon

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Who is to blame? Citizens, elites and democracy

The talk of European politics being in a crisis and citizens losing faith in democracy has been prevalent but it is mistaken

By Sheri Berman

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How Bolsonaro is breaking the divide between the state and church

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro drew much resentment over his Presidency but one voter base remains fiercely loyal to him — the evangelicals

By Niklas Franzen

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If not Biden, then who?

With Joe Biden turning 80 and the halfway mark of his Presidency near, the question of who his political successor will be is still open

By Marco Bitschnau