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Elections

Democracy in West Africa

Troublesome trend: recent elections in Senegal, Benin and Nigeria have revealed serious problems

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The tide may be turning in Turkey

Istanbul election shows that people have become tired of Erdogan’s divisiveness

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Xi Jinping is weaker than many observers believe

Why I do not think that China proves authoritarianism to be effective

Right-wing populism

Modi won – but did India?

In recent elections, India’s incumbent prime minister thrived on divisiveness

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When border-security forces are a cause of flight

In regard to democracy promotion, western governments’ credibility currently looks dented

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Sudan is not China

Western media under-estimate the extent to which China opened up under authoritarian rule after the Tiananmen Square massacre

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Nationalist rhetoric does not help in international arenas

Why populists failed to build European alliance

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“Envy and hate”

It is scary that 40 % of Indian voters chose an agenda of blatantly aggressive identity politics

Sahel zone

“Securitisation does not create security”

Civil society wants help beyond military missions

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Trump is in trouble and increasingly erratic

Telling Pompeo they want peace with Iran was the minimum European leaders had to do

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.