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Politics
Institutions, political life, public policy, elections and governance.
19 published articles
Overview
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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France 2027: the forces in contention
In the spring of 2027, French voters will choose a new president. They will also decide what they wish to preserve from a decade of transformation, what they want to undo and what they remain willing to build together.
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PoliticsMorocco 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.
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PoliticsOne 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
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PoliticsCorruption: 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
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PoliticsDonald 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.
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PoliticsThe 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
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PoliticsFrom 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