The west must face reality in Ukraine
Whereas the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to throw everything at this war, Ukraine’s backers are losing their resolve.
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EU enlargement, reform and the missing citizens
EU institutional reform should be about the citizenry. So what happened to the Conference on the Future of Europe?
Neoliberalism: still to shrug off its mortal coil
In 2011 Colin Crouch’s The Strange Non-death of Neoliberalism appeared to acclaim. Its author reflects on a shifting landscape since.
Normalising the far right: a warning from Austria
Facing the threat from right-wing populism at June’s Euro-elections, Austria offers lessons for progressives.
Yesterday, today and the shadow of fascism
Why has the far right returned, after Holocaust and war? Chaos unnerves the vulnerable, sugaring fascism’s hollow promises.
EU-US relations: key to geopolitical stability
The transatlantic partnership must be strengthened to combat a range of multifaceted global challenges.
The AI Act: deregulation in disguise
The loopholes in the AI Act emerging from trilogue negotiations late on Friday could allow big corporations to slip through.
The idea of a liberal socialism
Liberalism and socialism have been wrongly counterposed. Connected, they represent a hegemonic alternative.
European constitutional reform hangs in the balance
The EU needs more coherent governance not just to accommodate its enlargement but to assume its global responsibilities.
Treaty changes for an EU that works for citizens
The European Parliament last month endorsed proposals for treaty changes which would trump nationalistic vetoes.
Investing in human security in Europe
Public investment has been skewed towards the military in the last decade when a much wider array of threats are in evidence.
Barking up the wrong European tree
A multi-level Europe of networks, Jan Zielonka argues, is the flexible alternative to brittle clashes over ‘sovereignty’.
Vladimir Putin’s killer patriotism
Last year’s ‘partial mobilisation’ triggered a backlash against the Kremlin and Putin is fearful of a repeat.
Geert Wilders and Dutch coalition prospects
The election victory in the Netherlands for the Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism.
Big Tech lobbying is derailing the AI Act
Behind closed doors, the companies have fiercely lobbied the European Union to leave advanced artificial-intelligence systems unregulated.
Ukraine and Moldova to test new accession process
Ukraine and Moldova have taken a huge step towards European Union membership but hazards lie ahead.
Italy, Albania, asylum and ‘European values’
Albania’s agreement to process offshore asylum-seekers heading for Italy, Lily Lynch writes, is not a good look.