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Politics

Affairs

Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey, a dating app for US conservatives and Andrew Mueller on the new populists.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Colombian ambassador Armando Benedetti shaking hands with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro
Politics

In the swing

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
In the swing
Politics

Table talk

Politician Anders Adlercreutz invites voters to dinner – and there’s plenty to chew over.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Group of people standing around a dining table set for dinner during a political gathering
Politics

Affairs

Hungary and Serbia’s pro-Russian posturing, Sweden’s new election technology and an Istanbul ferry terminal reopens.

  • Issue #157
  • 9 min read
Man in apron and glasses standing in kitchen speaking to camera with subtitle about voting blue
Politics

Fork in the road

In Rio's working-class neighbourhoods, weekly samba nights reveal Brazil's deep political divide as voters prepare to choose between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Lula.

  • Issue #157
  • 17 min read
Fork in the road
Politics

Comment

With the Inflation Reduction Act, Joe Biden showed the value of political experience.

Joe Biden seated at presidential podium signing legislation while lawmakers applaud around him
Politics

Ruling by consensus

Deep into his second term as president, Joko Widodo is in a hurry to shore up his legacy. We join him as he tours ‘a new Bali’.

  • Issue #156
  • 16 min read
Ruling by consensus
Politics

New direction

We speak to Lithuania’s foreign minister about his ambitious blueprint for shaking off the nation’s dependency on bad actors. Bigger countries should take heed.

  • Issue #154
  • 7 min read
Man in dark suit standing in office with Star Wars poster and coat of arms on wall
Politics

Out of the rubble

Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainians are beginning to prepare in earnest for the national reconstruction that will follow.

  • Issue #154
  • 15 min read
Heavily damaged multi-story administrative building in Mykolaiv with emergency workers and crane in foreground

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