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Sam van der Staak is Head of the Europe program at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).

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Voter Turnout Will Decide Europe’s Fate
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Voter Turnout Will Decide Europe’s Fate

May 20, 2019 Yves Leterme & Sam van der Staak show how populists can exploit declining participation to succeed in this month's European Parliament election.

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Istanbul Shows How Democracy Is Won
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Istanbul Shows How Democracy Is Won

Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson

For months, the world looked on as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attempted to reverse the outcome of the city's municipal election. But now that Erdoğan's party has been defeated once again, his fundamental weakness has been exposed – as has that of populist authoritarians everywhere.

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Asia’s Student-Debt Time Bomb
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Asia’s Student-Debt Time Bomb

M Niaz Asadullah & Theresa Chan urge policymakers to ease the growing financial burden on university graduates – before it's too late.

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What Carrie Lam Should Do Next
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What Carrie Lam Should Do Next

Chris Patten

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam is lonely and beleaguered following huge protests against a deeply unpopular extradition law. To ease tensions in the city, Lam should announce that the proposed law is dead, and launch an open and independent inquiry into police activity during the protests.

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Bad News for the World’s Poorest
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Bad News for the World’s Poorest

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu fears that slower economic growth will make the global fight against poverty even harder.

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Ending Trade in the Tools of Torture
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Ending Trade in the Tools of Torture

Cecilia Malmström calls for rules barring international commerce in instruments whose sole purpose is to inflict pain on humans.

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The End of “Chimerica”
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The End of “Chimerica”

Mark Leonard worries about what a decoupling between China and the United States will mean for Europe.

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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism
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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism

Ismaël Emelien & David Amiel urge the West's collapsing mainstream political parties to demonstrate “progressivism in action.”

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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions
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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions

Johan Rockström says that, to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world, governments must change the rules of the game.

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