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Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated

Jair Bolsonaro’s election loss demonstrates what a united opposition can achieve.

By Jeremy Cliffe

Photo of Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated

Political violence in the US has always been there, waiting to erupt

Political violence in the US has always been there, waiting to erupt

Emily Tamkin

Could China stop Russia going nuclear?

Could China stop Russia going nuclear?

Katie Stallard

Could Benjamin Netanyahu return to power in Israel?

Could Benjamin Netanyahu return to power in Israel?

Alona Ferber

Pennsylvania’s midterm race is everything that’s wrong with American politics

US Midterm Elections 2022

Pennsylvania’s midterm race is everything that’s wrong with American politics

Emily Tamkin

US

US Midterm Elections 2022

Is this America’s last real election?

Emily Tamkin

US Midterm Elections 2022

Who will win the US House and Senate?

Ben Walker

US midterm elections: everything you want to know

US Midterm Elections 2022

US midterm elections: everything you want to know

Emily Tamkin

US Midterm Elections 2022

Why is JD Vance so bad at politics?

Emily Tamkin

Joe Biden gets a new UK prime minister – again

Emily Tamkin

Ye, Adidas and the trap of celebrity anti-Semitism

Ye, Adidas and the trap of celebrity anti-Semitism

Emily Tamkin

Europe

A night in a Kyiv bunker, palliative care in a war zone, and another chance for Jeremy Hunt

Rachel Clarke

Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left bloc wins a slim majority in Denmark elections

Ido Vock

France's far-right and far-left are uniting against Emmanuel Macron

France’s far-right and far-left are uniting against Emmanuel Macron

Ido Vock

Rishi Sunak’s “grown-up” austerity is a gift to the wealthy

Yanis Varoufakis

Britain’s political chaos has turned it into an international cautionary tale

Jeremy Cliffe

Russia is trying to engineer a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

Russia is trying to engineer a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

Ido Vock

World Review Podcast

What is so dangerous about nationalism in India? | Nationalism Reimagined

What is so dangerous about nationalism in India? | Nationalism Reimagined

Borne ultimatum, chaos in Congress

Borne ultimatum, chaos in Congress

Hungary and the endurance Viktor Orbán | Nationalism Reimagined

Hungary and the endurance Viktor Orbán | Nationalism Reimagined

Can protesters topple the Iranian regime? With Fatemeh Shams

Can protesters topple the Iranian regime? With Fatemeh Shams