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Vaccine nationalism is a recipe for disaster

While Europe celebrates the end of the pandemic, Covid-19 continues to ravage across Global South countries like Nepal. That puts everyone at risk

By Jonathan Menge, Chandra Dev Bhatta

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'Nicaragua is moving towards autocracy'

President Daniel Ortega has launched a crackdown on the opposition. German Minister of State Niels Annen on Nicaragua's slide towards autocracy

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Democracy and society

The future of Poland's defence is female

The changing security situation has motivated more Polish women to participate in defence. While PiS can profit from this, the liberal left is mute

By Weronika Grzebalska

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Democracy and society

How Michel Foucault lost the left and won the right

Discussing Foucault in 2021 is not just a matter of academic interest. His changing position tells us a great deal about today's left and right

By Ross Douthat

Reuters

Democracy and society

Canada’s colonial reckoning

The discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children has shaken the country. But will Canadians take action?

By Jordan Leichnitz

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Democracy and society

Why America’s democracy is (still) at stake

The Trump presidency had severely shaken the pillars of American democracy. But it's the Republican Party that is determined to tear them down

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

Democracy and society

The Bibi era is over – for now

Benjamin Netanyahu led Israel for twelve years. Now the way is clear for an anti-Netanyahu coalition – but a comeback can’t be ruled out

By Shimon Stein, Moshe Zimmermann

Reuters

Democracy and society

The dictator’s daughter or the farmer’s son?

The knife-edge result of the 2021 presidential elections has exposed Peru as a nation divided. The country faces massive challenges in the near future

By Sara Brombart

Reuters

Democracy and society

If not the media, who will seek the truth?

US media is becoming increasingly partisan — and less interested in seeking the facts. The investigation on the origin of Covid-19 is no exception

By Zaid Jilani

Reuters

Interviews

'A political solution in Syria is a long way off'

Human rights activist Joumana Seif on the re-election of Bashar al-Assad — and why there is nonetheless hope for the Syrian people