Published in Der Spiegel
(Germany) on 12 March 2025
by Matthias Gebauer, Frank Hornig, Paul-Anton Krüger, Steffen Lüdke and Britta Sandberg (link to
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When political legitimacy becomes contingent on recognition by a superpower, populations lose their right to self-determination and democracy becomes a selective tool.