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Brazil – US comparisons. How the presidential system almost plunged a country into political chaos. Again.
The result of the Brazilian election was eagerly awaited around the world. Many commentaries drew a comparison to the 2020 US election. Why the comparison to the US presidential election falls short and yet says a lot about the current state of presidential systems. Read more
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From successful broker to a client state? Russia-Belarus relations amongst the backdrop of the war in Ukraine
Russia’s Relations with Belarus has been quite paradoxical in the past. Lukaschenko has been proven himself as a sucessfull broker between east and west. But the latest developments in Belarus as well as Russia’s war against Ukraine seemed to have shifted this dynamic. Read more
Foreign Affairs Decrypted 