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Autocracy by legal means
Rather than carry out coups, incumbents are changing constitutions, sidelining voters and crushing resistance to prevent democratic renewal
DEMOCRACY
GLOBAL
03.Nov.2026
EN
USA: midterm elections on a skewed field
Civil society tries to hold the line as institutional guardrails are swept away
DEMOCRACY
NORTH AMERICA
02.Nov.2026
EN
Serbia: from protest to power
Gen Z-backed slate defeats autocratic leader after two years of resistance to corruption and repression
DEMOCRACY
EUROPE
30.Oct.2026
EN
The UN Human Rights Council at 20: questions of credibility
Cash-strapped session keeps key mandates afloat, but repressive states win unopposed seats
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
29.Oct.2026
EN
ES
France’s student protests: a new generation demands respect
Gen Z-led protests spread across Europe, with poor public services and unaffordable housing as key triggers
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
EUROPE
23.Oct.2026
EN
FR
Global tax rules: a north-south divide
UN treaty talks pit wealthy states seeking weak text against global south countries demanding ambition
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL
16.Oct.2026
EN
ES
FR
UN: crisis and opportunity
Bellicose General Assembly speeches expose the scale of the task facing the next secretary-general
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
12.Oct.2026
EN
ES
FR
Russia: a stage-managed vote and a war with no end in sight
Record parliamentary supermajority for Putin after authorities bar the sole peace party
CONFLICT | CRISIS
EUROPE
29.Sep.2026
EN
Sweden: far right in retreat
Anti-migrant party loses support, but its agenda looks set to outlast the setback
DEMOCRACY
EUROPE
23.Sep.2026
EN
BRICS: growing ambition but zero accountability
As multilateralism evolves to counter US power, civil society risks being stuck on the sidelines
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
GLOBAL
22.Sep.2026
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ES
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