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ANKARA
NEWS: Two Turkish Cities Are Finalists for 'European Capital of Democracy'
Ankara and Denizli Join Brussels and Tirana on Short List
ADDIS ABABA
NEWSLETTER: The Planetocracy Is Coming, So Wear Your White Hats
Also: Impact Investing Against Democracy; Sub-Saharan Local Covenant; Cat-Mayor-Martyr
BARISHAL
ASIA DEMOCRACY CHRONICLES: Floating People, Floating Lives
Manta Fisherfolk Spend Lives on Boats Along the Bukhainagar River, a front line of the climate crisis
NEW YORK
POLL: Which City Should Be the New Home of the UN Headquarters?
With the U.S. Falling Into Autocracy, the U.N. Needs a New City to Call Home. What's Your Choice?
VITORIA GASTEIZ
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: ALDA's Antonella Valmorbida
'The Local Space Is the Space Of Innovation'
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Deputy Mayor Harkirat Singh
'It's A Three-Year Roadmap. We'll See How Effective These AI Public Projects Are'
ALICANTE
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Luis Barcala
'We apply AI to make urban governance more people-centered'
TEHRAN
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Alireza Zakani
'Small Steps at Local Scale Can Be a Starting Point to Huge Transformation'
GOTHENBURG
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS BRUNO KAUFMANN? Gothenburg
The World's Biggest Local Democracy Unit, on the Swedish West Coast
KATHMANDU
COLUMN Letter from 2027: How the Children's Revolt Went Global
The 'One Piece' Flag and the Kids Revolt Will Take Down Trump, and Authoritarianism
ORZHYTSIA
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Olena Sydorenko
'The War Has Not Stopped Openness. The War Has Made Openness Essential'
QUEZON CITY
LOCAL SNAPSHOT: Mayor Joy Belmonte
'Changes Depend on the Smallest Level of Government'