A first tango in Glasgow?
A new transatlantic relationship is critical to any hope of global realisation of the goals of the Paris agreement.
Pollution: no acceptable levels
Patrick ten Brink, Margherita Tolotto and Sergiy Moroz
‘Zero pollution’ is a very good goal for the European Union to adopt—but only if zero means zero.
People v Shell: from ‘corporate social responsibility’ to legal accountability
Alejandro García Esteban and Jill McArdle
The successful action by citizens and NGOs in a Dutch court against Shell has sent a frisson through corporate boardrooms—with reason.
As Polish women flock towards volunteer defence, the left remains inept
Weronika Grzebalska begins a new Social Europe column by exploring how the liberal left in Poland has abdicated to the populists the resonant theme of women and defence.
EU migration and asylum pact abandons compassion and human rights
Faced with escalating deaths in the Mediterranean, official Europe needs to relocate its moral conscience.
‘Danger money’ bungs will not quell labour unrest in health and social care
The concerns of health and care workers go well beyond the pandemic and pay, touching on their human dignity.
What is NATO for?
Since the end of the cold war, NATO has struggled to find a role. It can find it in a focus on human security.
Defending democratic values
The cement for a new transatlantic relationship should be a common commitment to democracy in a world of rising authoritarian challenges.
Democracy, activism and the rule of law—key weapons against fascism
Fascism is not just sepia images of yesteryear but a contemporary threat. A liberal-left alliance is needed to counter it.
Strategies for a world without right-wing populism and nationalism
The radical right has been setting the agenda in terms of identity and security. Social democrats need to recapture it and redefine Europe.
Threats to American democracy
Sheri Berman warns that while the threats may seem incremental they pose a real danger—which Europeans should note.
Robots, jobs and the future of work
Enrique Fernández-Macías, David Klenert and José-Ignacio Antón
Apocalyptic visions of robots stealing workers’ jobs are not only misguided but have diverted attention from more significant trends.
Taxing global rent-seeking to spur a just recovery
The world must engage with Joe Biden’s proposal for a minimum corporate-tax rate.
From California capitalism to Bidenomics
Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca
The Biden administration’s ambitious spending and investment programmes have already proven highly successful in the country’s most dynamic state.
Should governments worry about general strikes?
Alison Johnston, Kerstin Hamann and Bonnie Field
Unions can weaken public support for governments they oppose through general strikes—but not if the government is of the right.