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Institutions, political life, public policy, elections and governance.
The Politics section examines institutions, electoral processes, political parties, public policy and governance. It places national decisions, their actors and their effects on public action and democratic balances in context.
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Germany: When the Firewall Becomes the System
Germany: When the Firewall Becomes the System
For years, Germany’s political firewall had a relatively simple function: prevent Alternative für Deutschland from entering government without fundamentally changing how the rest of the political system operated.
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Morocco 2026: Five Platforms, Five Economic Models
As Morocco approaches the September 23, 2026 legislative elections, the country’s main political parties are not short of proposals or targets.
One Constitution, Many Americas: The Transformation of the American Republic
From the Federalists to Trumpism, how parties and their coalitions transformed the American Republic The United States has lived under the same Constitution since the late eighteenth century. Yet it has never lived under a single, unchanging political order. Behind the continuity
Corruption: The Other System
Corruption is often depicted in almost rudimentary terms: an envelope slipped under a table, a bribed official, a rigged public contract, a few million dollars diverted into an offshore account. This kind of corruption exists. In many countries, it remains an everyday reality. Bu
Donald J. Trump: America Redefined
Donald Trump represents more than a presidency: he embodies a lasting transformation of political language, institutions and America’s relationship with the world.
The Vatican: Anatomy of a Power Without Territory
The world’s smallest state possesses no significant natural resources, no industrial base, and no conventional military capable of defending its territory. Yet from a few dozen hectares enclosed within the heart of Rome, the Holy See maintains diplomatic relations with 184 states
From Left to Right: The Choreography of Politics
Contemporary political debate often gives the impression of constant movement without genuine progress. Parties advance, retreat, reposition themselves, change their vocabulary, borrow themes from their opponents, and then denounce those same borrowings when the balance of power
Social Cleavages and Public Policy: Instrumentalization or Equity?
Social cleavages are not an accident of the system — they are often a product of it. The question, therefore, is not simply how to reduce them, but how public policies interact with them: do they genuinely correct them, or structurally organize them? A foundational promise: corre