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Israel's Supreme Court has struck down a key element of the controversial judicial reform passed by Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Eight out of fifteen judges voted against an amendment to the law on the so-called reasonableness clause of July 2023, which would have removed the Supreme Court's power to categorise government decisions as "unreasonable" and overrule them. Is Israel's democracy now back on track?

Almost half the world's population will decide its political future at poll stations this year. Commentators take an uneasy look at what the elections could bring for Europe and the world, from the UK to the US, Russia, India and Taiwan.

After a 2023 dominated by war and conflict, European commentators consider what consequences this will have for the world and for individual countries. They discuss whether increasingly irreconcilable fronts are emerging between liberal, constitutional powers and authoritarian forces.

Unlike in 2022, the front lines in the Ukraine war barely shifted in 2023, and military operations seem to be deadlocked. Commentators examine what has changed and what conclusions can be drawn from this.