Trump Has Abandoned the World
Gordon Brown emphasizes that America’s withdrawal from 66 international organizations is at odds with global public opinion.
Society
Analysis and debate on work and welfare, social rights, migration, gender, climate and the future of European societies.
Don’t Mourn, Organise: Europe’s Path Through Global Turbulence
Judith Kirton-Darling and Isabelle Barthès
As geopolitical threats mount and the far right advances, Europe must respond with principled strength and genuine industrial renewal.
Looking Into 2026: The Year That Could Be
A decade after Brexit and Donald Trump’s first election to the US presidency, states are increasingly isolated from one another. Yet even without cause for optimism, one can – and must – muster hope.
The Geopolitics of Knowledge: Why Europe Must Reinvest in Its Universities
To compete in the twenty-first century’s knowledge economy, Europe must transform its higher education system into a strategic powerhouse.
Domination Without Order: How Libertarianism Betrays the Freedom of the Other
The libertarian promise of freedom masks a darker reality: absolute liberation for the few means domination for the many.
Belgium’s Workers Rise Against Austerity as Government Doubles Down on Cuts
Historic protests and escalating strikes challenge a coalition determined to slash social protections while boosting corporate subsidies.
Europe’s Green Deal: An Economic Imperative, Not a Burden
Peter Hennicke and Anders Wijkman
Abandoning climate ambition would forfeit Europe’s competitive advantage in the trillion-euro green technology market.
Are We Humans or Homo Economicus? Why Economics Needs to Evolve Beyond Growth
Economics assumes we behave like chimps, but humans are far more cooperative—and our economic models must catch up.
Europe’s Digital Welfare Revolution: Progress at What Price?
As Europe races to digitalise its social protection systems, the promise of efficiency collides with the reality of exclusion—creating a paradox where the most vulnerable risk being left furthest behind.
Estonia’s Digital Frontier: When Perfect E-Government Meets the Paradox of Trust
Efficiency without empathy risks turning citizens into data points—Estonia’s digital frontier reveals the human limits of technological perfection.
The European Social Model: Key to Competitive Growth?
As Europe faces mounting global challenges, its distinctive social framework may hold the answer to achieving both economic competitiveness and social cohesion.
Universities Must Stay Global in a Fragmenting World
As global fragmentation accelerates, higher education faces pressure to abandon its international mission—but history shows that open, engaged universities are essential for human progress.
Europe’s Real Security Crisis: Why Social And Ecological Protection Must Unite
Aurore Fransolet, Éloi Laurent, Philippe Pochet and Pascale Vielle
The EU’s next budget threatens to slash climate transition funds for military spending. But Europe’s gravest security threats already strike inside our borders — killing 62,000 citizens last year alone.
Europe’s Social Innovation Revolution: From Crisis Response To Systemic Transformation
Sofia Lai Amândio and Jürgen Howaldt
Bold investment in social innovation is essential if Europe wants to tackle twenty-first-century challenges beyond market and state solutions.
Digital Europe: Brand of Countries or Countries with a Brand?
The EU abolished physical borders decades ago, yet digital walls fragment the continent more than ever before.
The Roots of Europe’s Mental Health Crisis Run Deep
Europe’s mental health crisis demands urgent action on social conditions, not just healthcare services.