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Sex-ratio imbalances have grim consequences for societies

A society with too little women — and too many ‘excess men’ — is more prone to conflict and violence

By Clara Neupert-Wentz

Reuters

Democracy and society

Victory for the Mother of the Nation

With a clever rebranding, de facto prime minister Aung San Suu Kyi and her party have won a landslide in Myanmar's election

By Bernt Berger

Reuters

Democracy and society

Ethiopia needs a negotiated reform of its federal system

Ethiopia’s ‘civil war’ shows the deficiency of ethnic federalism. But the federal system should be improved, not abolished

By Zemelak Ayitenew Ayele

Reuters

Democracy and society

The case for an EU Development Bank

With its own development bank, the EU could drive global decarbonisation and development — instead of waiting for the US and China to act

By Werner Hoyer

Pixabay

Democracy and society

The end of a beauty pageant for investors

The World Bank's Doing Business Index was manipulated to push neoliberal policies. Now it will finally be discontinued

By Helmut Reisen

Reuters

Democracy and society

Nigeria's youth rises up

The #ENDSars protests mobilised young Nigerians against police brutality. But they have since broadened their demands

By Lai Brown, Wole Olubanji

Reuters

Democracy and society

What the EU can learn from China’s development efforts in Africa

China has not only greatly reduced poverty at home. For African states, it has become a reliable alternative to Western donors

By Philani Mthembu

Reuters

Democracy and society

Golden Dawn verdict—no sunset for the far right

With authoritarian conservatives in the White House and the Kremlin it’s no surprise the far right is thriving in Europe

By Paul Mason

Reuters

Democracy and society

Venezuela's Maduro is not going anywhere

In the run-up to the upcoming elections, a split opposition and US sanctions have strengthened Maduro's grip on power

By Katharina Wegner

Reuters

Democracy and society

Moria: a catastrophe by design

Years of malign neglect by Greek and EU authorities didn't just create an inhumane present — it also sows the seeds of a toxic future

By Nick Malkoutzis