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Democratic governance is increasingly under attack as elected policymakers struggle to keep up with fast changes in different spheres of society.

Digital technology has far-reaching consequences, but policymaking tends to be too slow to prevent harmful impacts.

The murder of Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei highlights the persistent threat of gender-based violence in Uganda and Kenya. Despite awareness efforts, women remain unsafe, with activists urging stronger legal and social measures.

Stefan Dercon of Oxford University explains why low-income countries cannot develop without economic growth and in what kind of settings growth-oriented policies are implemented.

Musk allows the social-media platform X to serve right-wing political purposes. It remains to be seen whether authorities in other countries will dare to stand up to illegal behaviour of his like Brazil’s Supreme Court did in the summer.

India’s independence leader Mahatma Gandha highlighted his faith in a totally different manner than Prime Minister Narendar Modi does today.

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria shows that Islamist groups do not necessarily form any kind of united front.

Frank Schwabe, the commissioner for religious freedom of Germany’s federal government, elaborates why the rights of indigenous peoples deserve respect.

In recent election campaigns, Sri Lanka’s new president managed to build a new inter-religious coalition.

Religion can be used in politics in two fundamentally different ways, and only one serves global cooperation for a sustainably liveable planet.