The Merkel paradox: how the chancellor’s strengths weakened Germany
The era-defining leader is now leaving Germany in a position of strategic weakness.
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Voters hungry for change are weary of the Canadian Prime Minister’s broken promises and corruption scandals.
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Canadian election 2021: can the opposition sustain its surge?
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Emmanuel Macron has been exposed as a false liberal idol
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“The Democrats risk being out of power for the next decade”: David Shor on how his party must change
The star US strategist on the case for reforming Congress.
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One year after a disputed election, Belarus is a rogue state
The brazen policies of President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime have prompted comparisons with countries such as North Korea.
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What the West can learn from Alexei Navalny
By revealing and fighting kleptocracy, even with next to no resources, Navalny shows a way to expose the corruption that…
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