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Democracy and Its Enemies

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    Pakistan’s Middle-Class Rage Against Military Rule

    Adeel Malik explains how economic dissatisfaction fueled the electoral backlash against the country’s leadership.
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    How to Depolarize American Politics

    Edward B. Foley & Eric S. Maskin propose a system in which voters can express a preference between three candidates.
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    Germany’s Dangerous Alternatives

    Daniela Schwarzer explains why rising support for newer radical parties poses a serious threat.
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    The Case for Banning Anti-Democratic Candidates

    Jan-Werner Mueller explains how, and under what conditions, disqualifying individuals from elections is justified.
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    American Greatness and Decline

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. warns that populist nationalism at home is by far the biggest threat to US power.
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    Will 2024 Be the New 1933?

    Mark Jones worries that, with fateful elections looming this year, the lessons of Hitler’s rise to power are being ignored.
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    The Threat of Messianic Politics

    Ian Buruma explains why political leaders and contenders worldwide are embracing the role of religious savior.
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    The Redemocratization of Poland

    Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross about the challenges of overcoming eight years of populist misrule.
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    Should Germany's AfD Be Banned?

    Michael Bröning argues that surging popular support for the far-right party requires a political, not a legal, response.
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    The Lonesome Death of Alexei Navalny

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    From leading protests against the rigged parliamentary elections of 2011 to investigating the corruption of Russia’s elites to seeking to unseat Presdient Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny was relentless in his nearly two-decade-long campaign against corruption in and around the Kremlin. Putin responded as any Russian despot would.

     has no doubt that, directly or indirectly, it was the Kremlin that killed the imprisoned opposition leader.
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    America’s Steel Madness

    Anne O. Krueger explains why opposition to Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel is deeply misguided.
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    Can Marwan Barghouti Be the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?

    Daoud Kuttab thinks the imprisoned Fatah leader could be the key to reviving the two-state solution.
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    What Corporations Need to Know About Public Health

    Tom Achoki describes a framework for understanding health systems that should guide investment and interventions.
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    What Was Capitalism?

    James Livingston asks whether those at the commanding heights of today's economy are steering us toward feudalism or fatuousness.
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    Reducing Plastic Pollution Requires Local Remedies

    Mirei Endara de Heras explains why on-the-ground initiatives to remove waste must complement top-down efforts to curb production.
  7. sayang2_ Frank Rumpenhorstpicture alliance via Getty Images_chatgpt Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images
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    The Case for Regulating Generative AI Through Common Law

    S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang propose a regulatory framework that is both adaptable and tailored to specific contexts.
  8. tharoor187_Zhai JianlanXinhua via Getty Images_muizzu china Zhai Jianlan/Xinhua via Getty Images
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    Why Is the Maldives Spurning India?

    Shashi Tharoor worries that the island nation is becoming a Chinese client and nurturing Islamist radicalism.
  9. malik7_Rebecca ConwayGetty Images_pakistan election Rebecca Conway/Getty Images
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    Pakistan’s Middle-Class Rage Against Military Rule

    Adeel Malik explains how economic dissatisfaction fueled the electoral backlash against the country’s leadership.

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