Democracy and societyIsrael elections: Netanyahu again short of a majority After inconclusive results, Netanyahu could try form an unlikely alliance with Jewish ultra-Orthodox, ultra-nationalist factions and an Islamist party By Paul Pasch
Democracy and societyNepal’s ongoing political limbo The Communists' 2017 landslide victory was a chance at stability and development. But an escalating intra-party conflict has led Nepal into crisis By Dinesh Bhattarai
Democracy and societyGlobal vaccination VII In China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, normal life has more or less resumed. The low infection rates make up for the slow vaccination campaigns By Alexander Kallweit, Alexander Rosenplänter, Christoph P. Mohr
Democracy and societyLula is back After the Supreme Court annulled his corruption convictions, Brazil could now see a showdown between Lula and Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections By Christoph Heuser
Democracy and societyAlgeria's Hirak protest movement is back Tens of thousands take to the streets in Algeria to protest corruption and despotism. That's a warning signal for the region – and for Europe By Elisa Rheinheimer-Chabbi
Democracy and societyFailing to collect data about women is no trivial offence As data informs the way we design our world — from infrastructure to medical research —, the ‘gender data gap’ can become a matter of life or death By Anja Papenfuss
Democracy and societyHaiti's double bind It’s not just the state which is failing, but an international community that preaches democracy while financing a corrupt elite By Sandra Weiss
Democracy and societyLukashenko’s fake exercise in democracy After the ‘All-Belarusian People’s Assembly’ serious reform remains unlikely. But the democracy movement won’t disappear By Christopher Forst
Democracy and societyWaive the patents, defeat the pandemic The vaccine rollout is too slow, even in rich countries. A patent waiver could rapidly expand vaccine supplies — and deliver global justice By Benny Kuruvilla
Democracy and societyHow to electrify African transport Transport investments will be crucial in determining whether Africa follows an equitable, zero-carbon development path By Mohamed Hegazy