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Hindu supremacists like Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi do not simply appeal to Hindu solidarity, they have created an unprecedented sense of unity in spite of their faith’s deep caste divisions.

Blog

Having an alternative makes a political order more dynamic

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by Hans Dembowski
It is not only Trump supporters’ speech that is uncivilised, their behaviour often is so too.

Blog

There is no democratic equality online

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by Hans Dembowski
Unveiling a statue of Nelson Mandela at Cape Town’s city hall in 2018: Helen Zille (left), premier of Western Cape Province, and Patricia de Lille, mayor.

Diverse society

White South Africans generally accept majority rule today

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by Roger Southall
Anti-Bolsonaro, pro-environment protesters in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.

Rules of governance

Demise of Brazil’s democracy would speed up climate crisis

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by André de Mello e Souza
“Flee” is an animated documentary film.

Culture Special

A man flees

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by Jane Escher
In spite of some recent agreements, the WTO does not seem revitalised: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO director general during a press conference in Geneva in June.

International trade

The WTO has not collapsed, but it does look shaky

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
by Hans Dembowski
Protesting supporters of Raila Odinga in Nairobi after the presidential elections in August 2022.

Democracy

Elections in Kenya disputed once again

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by Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
In 2019, protestors wanted the UN Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) to keep working.

Mental health

Mental health can be strengthened

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by Vilma Duque
by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Hindu supremacists marching in Assam in early 2022.

Summer Special

Rahman Abbas: South Asian lessons from Nazi Holocaust

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by Almuth Degener
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