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🇿🇼 “Businesspeople like me want to work with someone they can trust,” says a businessman in Zimbabwe. 🤝 And now, there's a platform to create that trust for diaspora customers abroad.
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Building bridges between Zimbabwe’s diaspora and businesses at home
A new online platform connects Zimbabwean businesses to customers abroad and helps them foster trade and partnerships.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/new-online-platform-helps-zimbabwean-businesses-reach-customers-abroad-it-builds-long-term
about 13 hours ago
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💥 🚺 Violence (also domestic one) is something many women around the world experience. ✊ In February, we had a look at some of their struggles, and how they're fighting back. Check out the issue here. 👉
spkl.io/63329Aegf1
#OrangeTheWorld
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💰 Wealth is rapidly becoming more concentrated around the world. The richest 10 % of the population are holding roughly three quarters of it.
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🇰🇪 🇩🇪 What is it like to start over in a new country? A civil engineer from Kenya told us about his experience in Germany.
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“The opportunities I found here outweigh many of the challenges” | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Boniface Mwangi is one of many people who have left their homeland because they no longer see any job prospects there. The Kenyan civil engineer arrived in Germany a few months ago and spoke with Katharina Wilhelm Otieno.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/boniface-mwangi-one-many-people-who-have-left-their-homeland-because-they-no-longer-see-any
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🇮🇳 🇨🇳 When one door closes, the logical thing is to look for another one to open.
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Behind every number is a person and their story. Palestinian journalist Ansam Al-Kitaa gave us a first-hand account of displacement, pain and the impossibility of saying goodbye.
#Gaza
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When I left Gaza City, I left my heart beneath the rubble | D+C - Development + Cooperation
This is a first-hand account of displacement, pain and the impossibility of saying goodbye. Ansam Al-Kitaa is a freelance journalist from Palestine. She wrote the following on 18 October 2025.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/first-hand-account-displacement-pain-and-impossibility-saying-goodbye-ansam-al-kitaa
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🇮🇳 🚺 They learn to defend themselves and to lead. Read here what Red Brigade does for girls and women in India 👉
spkl.io/63328Ad90y
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The Guardian
7 days ago
Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
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Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
Brazilian president underlines need to reduce emissions as Turkey set to host next year’s summit On Wednesday evening I joined a crowd of journalists, including my colleague Fiona Harvey, veteran of many Cops, to wait outside a plenary room in the artificially Baltic surroundings of the Cop30 conference centre. Rumour had it that the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who had earlier arrived at the UN climate summit, would soon emerge to speak to journalists. What exactly we would do if he did emerge was unclear. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2025/nov/20/cop30-live-news-updates-belem-brazil-president-lula?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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💰 There's a lot of money in the private purse. Money that can be used for good. 💡 Nico Blaauw from Goodwell Investments told us how the rich can be convinced to do so.
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How to convince rich people to use their money for good | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Private wealth could play a transformative role in tackling global challenges. Yet many wealthy individuals are hesitant about investing for impact. Changing mindsets, reducing risk and building trust are essential to unlock private capital for sustainable development.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/private-wealth-could-play-transformative-role-tackling-global-challenges-yet-many-wealthy
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🇰🇪 "Structural egoism": Kenyan environmental and climate activist Joyce Koech called for more solidarity with the Global South. Find the full article in the comments.
#COP30
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There's a big social divide in Pakistan. Many common people are lacking basic necessities.
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🇮🇳 🇨🇳 So are India and China becoming friends now? Not really, but they are intensifying their relationship. Here's how. 👇
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Why India and China are realigning their relations
Despite considerable differences, the world’s two most populous countries have recently grown closer, a shift fuelled not least by the US’s punitive tariff policy. Here’s how experts from India and China analyse this geopolitical development.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/despite-considerable-differences-worlds-two-most-populous-countries-have-recently-grown
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Solutions need money: Where is the money for climate action supposed to come from?
#COP30
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The billion-dollar gap | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Climate activists were anything but optimistic as COP30 drew closer: hundreds of billions more need to be spent on climate action – but it’s not clear where the money is supposed to come from. Which makes it all the more important to focus on what has already been achieved.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/climate-activists-were-anything-optimistic-cop30-drew-closer-hundreds-billions-more-need-be
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A global study reveals: the vast majority of people want to see more climate action – yet many underestimate how widespread this desire is. Learn more about it here. 👉
spkl.io/63322AjXym
#COP30
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The Economist
14 days ago
Mexico’s security strategy is working. But the president must address the country’s rotten politics. The political-criminal nexus is broken, any reduction in violence cannot last
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Mexico’s surprising record on murder
Claudia Sheinbaum’s security strategy is working. She has a mountain to climb
https://econ.st/3LD9UrZ
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🇵🇰 There's a discrepancy between what Pakistan is capable of in military terms and what it does for its citizens.
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🇮🇳 Many women in India still don't feel safe. But they're not staying silent about it anymore. 👇
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How India’s young women reclaim safety and confidence
In India, the movement Red Brigade teaches girls to defend themselves and lead their communities. What began as self-defence has grown into a nationwide call for women’s safety, confidence and leadership.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/india-movement-red-brigade-teaches-girls-defend-themselves-and-lead-their-communities-what
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🤝 It's #COP30 and the climate crisis is getting a little more attention again because of it. 📉 But in general, attention has dropped sharply. Why is that? How can that be addressed? We had a look at that back in July. 👇 🇩🇪:
spkl.io/63328AbeCe
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spkl.io/63329AbeC5
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There are some dark chapters to how Mexico's Maya Train was built. 👇
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Train of destruction | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Business tycoons and criminal organisations are wielding ever greater political influence in Latin America. Even in megaprojects, political, economic and criminal interests seem inextricably linked. One example is Mexico’s new Maya Train.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/business-tycoons-and-criminal-organisations-are-wielding-ever-greater-political-influence
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🇵🇰 Pakistan's social sector indicators are alarmingly weak.
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🔙 Some African democracies are sliding back towards authoritarianism. Two examples: South Africa and Ethiopia. 💡 Here's what can be learned from them for the future of democracy in Africa. ⬇️
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Lessons on democracy from South Africa and Ethiopia
Democratic institutions across Africa face growing challenges, with South Africa and Ethiopia providing two notable examples. South Africa, long considered a democratic success story, is now grappling with deepening political polarisation and a crisis of public trust. Ethiopia, initially hopeful for positive change in the wake of sweeping reforms under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has been sliding back towards authoritarianism for the past few years.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/democratic-institutions-across-africa-face-growing-challenges-south-africa-and-ethiopia
20 days ago
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🎉 Good news: You now have a place to go for good news! You can find them on our website here. 👉
spkl.io/63320Awx50
21 days ago
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💰 Money, money, money: In our November issue, we had a look at the powers of the super-rich in politics. Get the English and German version here: 🇬🇧:
spkl.io/63321AwqVz
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spkl.io/63322AwqVM
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Do you own an ID card or passport? Thousands of people born and raised in Kenya don't – as do people in other African countries. We tell their stories. 👇
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When nationality becomes a lifetime wait
In the informal settlements of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, thousands of people born and raised in Kenya remain stateless. Without an ID card, they are living invisible lives in their own country. People in many other African countries share the same fate.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/informal-settlements-kenyas-capital-nairobi-thousands-people-born-and-raised-kenya-remain
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🇮🇳 🇨🇳 So are India and China becoming friends now? Not really, but they seem to be intensifying their relationship. Here's how. 👇
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Why India and China are realigning their relations
Despite considerable differences, the world’s two most populous countries have recently grown closer, a shift fuelled not least by the US’s punitive tariff policy. Here’s how experts from India and China analyse this geopolitical development.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/despite-considerable-differences-worlds-two-most-populous-countries-have-recently-grown
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🤝 🇧🇷 Little more than one week left until
#COP30
in Brazil. Here's what to expect. 👇
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What is COP30 and where and when is it taking place?
World leaders will soon gather for the annual UN meeting on how to tackle climate change.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04gqez4lkyo
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"As the country slowly returns to normal, many people are struggling to comprehend what happened during those intense 48 hours in early September." So what's next for Nepal? 👇
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Nepal can change for the better
Widespread corruption and the enormous gap between the lifestyles of the elites and the rest of the population in Nepal helped spark the nationwide eneration Z protests. After the brutal violence, the country must find itself again.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/widespread-corruption-and-enormous-gap-between-lifestyles-elites-and-rest-population-nepal
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🌍 In many African countries, the same heads of state ruled – or have continued to rule – for decades after independence from colonial powers.
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🇵🇰 While it has a strong military, Pakistan only scores a 0.41 on the Human Capital Index. Why is that? 👇
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Pakistan’s social divide | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Pakistan’s ruling elite are highly privileged: they send their children to private schools and go to private hospitals. Since they are disconnected from the problems faced by large sections of the population, they don’t invest in social security for the masses, but in services for the wealthy.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/pakistans-ruling-elite-are-highly-privileged-they-are-disconnected-problems-faced-large
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🇰🇪 "Structural egoism": Kenyan environmental and climate activist Joyce Koech called for more solidarity with the Global South. Find the full article in the comments. 👇
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If you are looking for locally researched journalism from Israel and Palestine that goes deeper than daily disaster reports, you should take a look at the +972 Magazine. The online magazine has been run by a group of Palestinian and Israeli journalists for 15 years. 👉
www.972mag.com
about 1 month ago
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One of the biggest trouble spots in North-East Africa is called GERD, short for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa's largest hydroelectric project. Al Jazeera tells the fascinating story of this massive infrastructure project. 👇
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From Haile Selassie to crowdfunding, how Ethiopia’s GERD dam was born
After decades of work, funding delays and regional pushback, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is inaugurated.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/9/9/from-haile-selassie-to-crowdfunding-how-ethiopias-gerd-dam-was-born?mc_cid=e0dc0f30e8&mc_eid=400862bc49
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🇰🇪 🇩🇪 What is it like to start over in a new country? A civil engineer from Kenya told us about his experience in Germany.
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“The opportunities I found here outweigh many of the challenges”
Boniface Mwangi is one of many people who have left their homeland because they no longer see any job prospects there. The Kenyan civil engineer arrived in Germany a few months ago and spoke with Katharina Wilhelm Otieno.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/boniface-mwangi-one-many-people-who-have-left-their-homeland-because-they-no-longer-see-any
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🌍 💥 At a deeply divided UN General Assembly, African leaders demanded more say for Africa in global decision-making.
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about 1 month ago
35 years after the Washington Consensus, is a new economic paradigm emerging? Read a new interview on
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
with the editors of The London Consensus
@lsepress.bsky.social
, Irene Bucelli, Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco
@lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social
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A new consensus? Economic principles for the 21st century - LSE Review of Books
The London Consensus asks 50 world-leading experts what economic principles are shaping the 21st century – Q&A with Tim Besley, Andrés Velasco & Irene Bucelli.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2025/10/16/the-london-consensus-economic-principles-for-the-21st-century-interview-with-tim-besley-andres-velasco-irene-bucelli-philippe-aghion/
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You're probably not hearing much about re-democratisation recently. But it exists. A story less told, but worth reading 👇
#democracy
#autocracy
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From forgotten foods to vanishing crops: Paulina Addy from Ghana's Agriculture Ministry explains the reasons behind dangerous changes in diets and cultivation. 👇
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"It would make good sense to cultivate 'forgotten foods' systematically"
Plants and fruit growing in the wild are lost when ecosystems are destroyed - as is the case in Ghana.
https://www.welthungerhilfe.org/global-food-journal/rubrics/climate-resources/the-value-of-forgotten-foods-in-ghana
about 1 month ago
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✨ Do yourself a favour: Stop doomscrolling, and check out these good news! 👇
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Useful AI tools and the African Space Agency | D+C - Development + Cooperation
The two pieces of good news this month are about promising applications of artificial intelligence and the establishment of the African Space Agency.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/two-pieces-good-news-month-are-about-promising-applications-artificial-intelligence-and
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Autocrats around the world are joining forces to stay in power. These are the dirty tricks straight from their playbook. 👇
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When autocrats cooperate against democracy | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Autocracies work together worldwide to stay in power. They flood the public sphere with targeted disinformation in order to destroy democratic discourse and impose their own narrative on the world, as Anne Applebaum argues in her book “Autocracy, Inc.”.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/autocratic-regimes-work-together-impose-their-own-narrative-world-they-use-disinformation
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about 1 month ago
Government debt is one of humanity’s great inventions. It allows societies to store wealth, fight crises and build for the future. The magic of borrowing, though, comes with a temptation
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Across the rich world, fiscal crises loom
The consequences will be profound, argues Henry Curr
https://econ.st/474WADy
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🌍 African leaders are fed up with one thing. And they made that pretty clear at
#UNGA
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A bold stance | D+C - Development + Cooperation
At a deeply divided UN General Assembly, African leaders stood out with assertive demands for a greater voice in global decision-making. But behind the bold rhetoric lie old dilemmas: Can Africa unite around reform, and will it risk friction with traditional partners to secure its place in a changing world order?
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/deeply-divided-un-general-assembly-african-leaders-stood-out-assertive-demands-greater
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
The Argentine president is now under extreme pressure to win the midterms on October 26th
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Donald Trump doubles down on Javier Milei
The Argentine president is now under extreme pressure to win the midterms on October 26th
https://econ.st/4ho0EUj
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Given the volume of the debate in many parts of the world, this might come as a surprise. 👇
about 1 month ago
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The resilience of young Africans is somewhat legendary. What is there to it? We asked Kenyan clinical psychologist Gladys K. Mwiti. 👇
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What’s behind the legendary resilience of young Africans? | D+C - Development + Cooperation
When people return from a visit to Africa, you often hear them comment that young people, in particular, seem remarkably happy despite the hardships and poverty they face. Is this really the case? Kenyan clinical psychologist Gladys K. Mwiti examines the factors that contribute to the resilience of African youth, including African cultural values, entrepreneurial spirit, spiritual beliefs and community ties.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/when-people-return-visit-africa-you-often-hear-them-comment-young-people-particular-seem-so
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📈 Growth alone does not suffice. 👉
spkl.io/63324Anr5g
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🌱 Beyond greenwashing: How can companies really make a positive impact for climate?
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How companies can contribute to climate justice voluntarily | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Few companies can operate in a completely climate neutral way, which is why many European firms make compensation payments to offset their emissions. The carbon reduction occurs in the Global South, but it is credited to the Global North. Is this an example of greenwashing, which some companies have been criticised for? However, there are other ways to contribute to climate protection.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/few-companies-can-operate-completely-climate-neutral-way-which-why-many-european-firms-make
about 2 months ago
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🔔 Good news seem to be rare these days. We've got some AI- and space-related ones. 👇
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Useful AI tools and the African Space Agency | D+C - Development + Cooperation
The two pieces of good news this month are about promising applications of artificial intelligence and the establishment of the African Space Agency.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/two-pieces-good-news-month-are-about-promising-applications-artificial-intelligence-and
about 2 months ago
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🏆 This year's Nobel peace prize goes to Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado. She's long been fighting against Maduro's regime and for democracy. 🏃♂️ The sheer number of refugees from Venezuela speaks for itself about what the situation is like there.
about 2 months ago
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🤝 When millions of Venezuelans fled across the border, Colombia made a bold choice. Here's what it offered Venezuelan refugees. 👉
spkl.io/63329AVQWl
about 2 months ago
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Some words age really well, unfortunately. A still highly relevant piece on democracies under threat & pressure 👇
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Protecting democracy, averting autocratisation | D+C - Development + Cooperation
Democracy support must change in response to the ongoing global wave of autocratisation. Protecting democratic achievements is becoming increasingly important. While development cooperation with autocracies can be necessary for the global common good, more must be done to counter autocratisation and avoid bolstering autocratic structures.
https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/global-wave-autocratisation-requires-change-promotion-democracy
about 2 months ago
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