The Kremlin’s suicidal imperialism
The more apparent it is that Russia is losing, the more forcefully Vladimir Putin declares that it is not.
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Does the United Nations still exist?
Branko Milanovic charts the fall and fall of the organisation tasked with preserving world peace.
Turkey: from polarisation to pluralism
Could an Alevi social democrat defeat the authoritarian Erdoğan in next year’s election?
Italy’s election: a far-right high, on a low budget
The honeymoon for a Meloni-led, right-wing government may prove to be shortlived.
Reasonable left, irresponsible right
Amid burgeoning crises, Robert Misik writes, the left finds itself assuming the mantle of responsibility.
Sweden: less special than it was
The political centre of gravity in Sweden has shifted to the conservative pole.
Italy’s elections: a perpetual political logic
Behind the anticipated far-right victory in Sunday’s elections lie trends of wider concern.
The explicable non-death of neoliberalism in Chile
The rejection of the new constitution in a referendum has deep historical traces.
The political struggle over reality in Sweden
Elections come amid sweeping claims from the (far) right about a Sweden in decline.
Where is the French left going?
Beyond the new electoral formation, a potential avenue is open to democratise work.
Who guards the guardians in Europe?
Judges are taking action, since EU institutions have failed to uphold the rule of law.
Who is to blame? Citizens, elites and democracy
If there is a crisis of democracy, look up at leaders rather than down at citizens to find it.
Progressive taxation for a renewed social contract
A new social-democratic era requires a return to the steep postwar tax gradient.
The greatest democrat Russia ever had
Mikhail Gorbachev was Russia's last liberal leader. His spirit lives on for the next.
The life and death of Italian centrism
Former leaders from the Italian left have joined forces to form a centrist coalition.
Draghi’s resignation: what next?
Only one political figure will benefit from chaos in Italy. He is in Moscow, not Rome.
Paving the way for radicalised violence
Mainstream politicians, Lisa Pelling writes, must recognise that their words have consequences.