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Jump-start a nation

Paraguay has been blighted by dictatorship, corruption and mismanagement. As the country goes to the polls will any candidate deliver real change? Many believe it’s now or never.

  • Issue #112
  • 11 min read
Jump-start a nation
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A sea change in Portugal, Poland is on reputation watch, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili eyes a political comeback in Ukraine and we meet Hisyar Ozsoy of the pro-Kurd Peoples’ Democratic party.

  • Issue #112
  • 4 min read
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Not for turning

Indonesian president Joko Widodo tells us how he navigates hardline groups, political opponents and speed bumps.

  • Issue #112
  • 9 min read
Not for turning
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Crowd pleaser

South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in, caught in the crossfire between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, has quietly delivered a diplomatic triumph. And he still has time to watch TV with his cat.

  • Issue #111
  • 12 min read
Crowd pleaser
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Game on

Obama’s right-hand man talks Trump and assesses the Democrats’ chances come 2020. Is he feeling hopeful?

  • Issue #111
  • 4 min read
Game on
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War and peace

Russia's progress is hindered by its relations with the West and other factors, despite its soft-power credentials. Is maintaining the status quo appealing to citizens who remember past political and economic turmoil?

  • Issue #111
  • 5 min read
War and peace
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New Zealand makes it harder to get into the country, while Finland tries to get people back to work.

  • Issue #111
  • 4 min read
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Politics

Cape Verde’s PM tells us why small states have it better, plus Honduran press freedom under threat.

  • Issue #110
  • 5 min read
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Business

Pressing ahead

From classroom to newsroom, Giovanni di Lorenzo has learned how to adapt. Now Die Zeit’s editor in chief is successfully adjusting to the many challenges facing the print industry.

  • Issue #110
  • 7 min read
Façade of the Helmut-Schmidt-Haus in Hamburg with Die Zeit signage and a parked sedan.
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A televised revolution

After 53 years of conflict in Colombia, demobilised guerilla insurgents are turning to a less violent activity: agitating political debate through their own news channel, Nueva Colombia Noticias.

  • Issue #110
  • 9 min read
A televised revolution

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