How Norway’s left triumphed in a climate election
The anti-oil Greens failed to become parliamentary kingmakers, but consensus for change is building.
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The era-defining leader is now leaving Germany in a position of strategic weakness.
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How I was expelled from Russia
Russia is entering a dark new period in which it no longer pretends to be a democracy.
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Canadian election 2021: can the opposition sustain its surge?
The opposition has moved ahead of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the polls but the contest remains uncertain.
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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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Will the Taliban receive international recognition?
The militant group will likely attempt to reverse social advances but there are signs of resistance already.
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“We are still representing our country“: An Afghan ambassador on serving a deposed government
An Afghan diplomat discusses the collapse of the state they had worked to build, and the moral dilemmas they and…
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Where Afghans stand on peace and women’s rights
In a country exhausted by corruption and war, most Afghans believe the Taliban’s Islamic emirate is a price worth paying…
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