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The culture war over the Istanbul Convention in East Central Europe

Between right-wing polarisation and progressives' blind spots, the culture war over 'gender' rages with full force

By Eszter Kováts

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How Japan's Left is repeating its unfortunate history

Like in the 1990s, Japan's centre-left opposition is forging alliances without common principles — leaving it unable to challenge neoliberalism

By Felix Spremberg

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Not all 74 million Trump voters can be racists

Trumpism isn’t just going away after the US elections. And we finally need to understand why

By Nikolaos Gavalakis

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Vaccine apartheid

An every-country-for-itself approach is irrational during a pandemic. And yet, that is exactly what many countries have done

By Jayati Ghosh

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The rise of right-wing nationalism

Donald Trump may have lost the US elections. But the conditions that brought authoritarians like him to power still persist

By Karin Pettersson

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Biden can’t be FDR. He Could Still Be LBJ

The president-elect has the power to make transformational progress look like ‘C’mon Man’ common sense. Will he use it?

By Anand Giridharadas

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Joe Biden should not miss the Bretton Woods moment

The incoming president must abjure Trump's mercantilist language in favour of a progressive response to globalisation

By Peter Bofinger

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There was a loser on election night. It was America

We still do not know who won the presidential election. But we do know who is the loser: the United States of America

By Thomas L. Friedman

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Georgia needs a political alternative

The recent elections in the small Caucasian country were played out between two familiar faces. But Georgia deserves some fresh wind

By Tornike Sharashenidze

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What's at stake in the US elections

Today's election will not just determine the future of American society but also the international order at large

By Knut Dethlefsen