Asylum and migration: a positive alternative policy
It’s time for a Gestalt shift from curbing ‘irregular’ migration to pursuing integration for mutual benefit.
When ‘never again’ becomes ‘again and again’
The dalliance of the German AfD with neo-Nazis is echoed by the brazenness of the far right in Austria.
Identity politics: in defence of ‘old white men’
Arguments over who has a right to speak, Eszter Kováts writes, should give way to discussing what they say.
Smersh: Putin reinstates Stalin’s anti-spy unit
The move may be seen as a further indication of the increasing clampdown on all forms of internal dissent in Russia.
Agreement on migration or political gesture?
The package to show Europe is in control of irregular arrivals is a triumph of performance over policy.
The EU must rise to the enlargement challenge
A host of obstacles to realising the enlargement perspective of the summit in December can be surmounted with political will.
Why organisations must embrace ‘open source’
Sharing information accelerates the pace of co-innovation, facilitating inter- and multi-disciplinary research and study.
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.
Germany: the ‘sick man’ of Europe—but ‘dumb’ as well?
The austerity package stemming from an adverse Constitutional Court ruling, Peter Bofinger writes, defies logic.
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?
The sustainability transition needs a new narrative
To ensure broad-based support for wholesale change, policy-makers will need to pursue an equitable transformation.
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.
The German debt brake—reform urgent
The Schuldenbremse is often depicted as a bulwark against inflation. Actually, it can contribute to rising prices.
AFL-CIO/Microsoft AI partnership: model to copy?
Workers must have a collective voice in the design of artificial-intelligence systems for the workplace.
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.
A warning to Scrooges: cut long working hours
A right to disconect, collective bargaining and public procurement are the levers to reduce excessive working hours.