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America 2021 e l’agenda Biden

Con la fine della presidenza Trump e l’inizio del mandato di Joe R. Biden Jr., gli Stati Uniti provano a superare i tragici eventi dell’assalto al Campidoglio del mercoledì nero di Washington. La fase politica che prende forma in queste…

Conflicting paths: Tunisia, ten years on

Tunisia’s streets are on fire. By decreeing a four-day national lockdown on the 10th anniversary of the revolution and banning demonstrations, the government provoked an opposite and much more dangerous reaction. In poor suburbs of Tunis…

A golden age of democracy

Let me state a bold claim:  This is a golden age of democracy. That runs counter to the conventional wisdom of the last four years that there is a rising tide of authoritarianism sweeping across the globe, and especially the United States.…