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Streams Falling Into One River: A Threat to Democracy
The American political system is in the most serious crisis in decades, argue Ivan Hodac and Rüdiger Lentz in a double interview with Łukasz Pawłowski. The roots of this crisis go much deeper, they…
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Ursula von der Leyen: Democracy is what we make of it!
Speeaking about democratic values, Europe’s future challenges and the question of why Europe is simply the best place to live in the world—Ursula von der Leyen has been President of the European…
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Hyperdemocracy
Is a rising tide of authoritarianism sweeping across the globe, or are we actually in a hyper-charged era of democracy? As people choose their governments – not just by voting but by moving into like…
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Challenging Times: Matching Democracy to Wide Communities
We live in times when democracies have to prove they can still meet the needs of their citizens or be defeated by authoritarianism. The major question is how to make democracy deliver security and…
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People Want New Faces
Young Belarusians will continue to go to Polish or Lithuanian universities. I am not convinced, however, that this will foster democratization, says Piotr Pogorzelski in an interview with Zbigniew…
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The Pandemic Has Changed the View of the State in Germany
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The Generation of Great Hope
What the best of Central Europe’s emerging top politicians have in common? That evening in mid-March 2019 the Old Market Place Hall in Bratislava was filled with joy and expectation. The…
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The Country Where People Trust Their Government and the Government Trusts its People
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The Light that Shines
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Lorenzo Marsili: Europe is not in Crisis Because of Putin