Why do Russians support the war against Ukraine?
Interviews by Russian researchers have shed light on the different groups in Russian society who are pro-war—and why.
What we need for long-term peace and prosperity
Recent crises have exposed the shortcomings of our international institutions and growth-obsessed economic models.
AI threatens to increase inequality
The debate on AI has focused mainly on its potential effect on employment. The impact on equality should not however be missed.
A single market for the future
War in Ukraine, the climate challenge and the concept of strategic autonomy are paving the way for a new type of single market.
A new era of containment?
The security architecture of the past 50 years is in ruins. Robert Misik maps a policy for the new cold war.
Ukrainian refugees and vaccination challenges
We are facing two huge crises: Ukraine and the pandemic. But no one is putting them together.
A new age of party democracy
Critical to the rebuilding of crumbled political pillars such as the Parti Socialiste in France is the installation of party democracy.
Artificial intelligence: filling the gaps
Stronger legislation than the European Commission envisages is needed to regulate AI and protect workers.
Why Europe can’t break free from the gas lobby
Europe’s problem isn’t just dependence on Russian oil and gas. It’s dependence on fossil fuels, period.
What to do with Russian oil and gas
The European Union should apply import tariffs, instead of imposing an embargo.
The never-ending pandemic
Wishful thinking has left many in Europe unaware that we are now stuck on a low road of significant, burdensome infection.
The French unwilling willingness
The renewed polarisation between Macron and Le Pen in the presidential election conceals a pas de deux.
Ukraine, NATO and a Zeitenwende
Russia has upended the old rules-based order, Paul Mason writes. Europe needs to shape a new one.
Co-determination at issue in Europe’s top court
Can companies dilute national worker-involvement rights by becoming European?
Fidesz and Orbán triumph in Hungary’s skewed elections
Orbán’s return to power was eased by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but the playing-field was already far from level.
Transnational labour and social rights
A European layer of social insurance is increasingly necessary.
Equality favours democracy
Ukraine has been invaded by one of Europe’s most unequal countries. But then equality is one of democracy’s strongest buttresses.