Category: Politics - Page 28

Amid anomie and rentier rule, a European left in crisis

The left has gone along with a shift of power to boardrooms and bureaucracies, undermining policy ambition and public confidence.

Israel’s demolition of Gaza will haunt Europe’s conscience for generations to come and imperil the claims of the democratic world.

Progressive leaders must confront the far-right nationalists with the reality that Europe needs more integration, not less.

The far right is preying on the fears of the vulnerable ahead of June’s elections. Progressives must tackle the causes of its rise.

Jan Zielonka draws lessons from the second transition in Poland—and its Europe-wide ramifications.

Mainstream parties attempting to regain support from radical-right populists can unintentionally benefit them.

Protests in Ireland against the housing of single male asylum-seekers highlight the role played by security in far-right discourse.

After two years of war, victory eludes Ukraine yet must be denied Russia—a frozen conflict is the least bad scenario.

Funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza has fallen victim to other than humanitarian considerations.

As the European Parliament elections loom, with the populists rising, progressives need a liberal-left narrative.

The war in Ukraine has two major implications for Europe and Europeans. Unfortunately, they are contradictory.

The wave of demonstrations against the Alternative für Deutschland is no surprise, given Germany’s postwar history.

Serbia is rapidly veering off its accession course, with a potentially fraudulent election and growing distance from EU foreign policy.

A spectre is haunting Europe, Paul Mason writes. It is the spectre of Trumpism, mark two.

Progressive European leaders need to tell a convincing story about the necessity of reaching outwards in a dangerous world.

The European Union has the opportunity to prioritise preventive action over crisis management.