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Putin, now and forever

Vladimir Putin has lasted twenty years and counting in the Kremlin by following the tried-and-tested rules of Russian politics: convincing his elites that life with him is better than any alternative existence without him, mobilizing the…

I nuovi cittadini

La democrazia è in fondo un concetto di un cinismo meraviglioso. Presume che gli attori, i cittadini elettori, si esprimano al voto considerando prima di tutto i propri interessi privati – non quelli del pubblico allargato né, tanto meno,…

Democracy’s night shall pass

Election by election, the growing consensus for populisms and a virulent opposition to democratic institutions have started a new historical phase for politics all around the World. The optimistic preconditions of a gradual global…