Politicians should stop the ‘Uberisation’ of EU politics
The Uber Files contain a fearful reference to a European NGO. One of its campaigners responds.
The Uber Files—a wake-up call for the EU institutions
The huge challenges facing the EU can only be met if citizens are confident it acts in the public interest.
European Parliament brings decisions closer to the public
Further empowering the parliament and reducing unanimous decision-making would help tackle the EU’s democratic deficit.
EU foreign & security policy: flexibility and leadership
Nicoletta Pirozzi argues that to mitigate its foreign policy dysfunctionalities the EU needs to end the unanimity requirement.
Don’t cancel Russian culture
Refusing to engage with Russian culture will not change Putin’s calculations, let alone impel him to withdraw from Ukraine.
Ukraine’s EU candidate status—not just symbolic
The prospects of Ukraine joining soon remain slim, but the EU has reacted differently than to the collapse of Yugoslavia.
China to the rescue?
Who could soften the apocalyptic effects of the war in Ukraine on the global south? China could, says Branko Milanovic.
A social-democratic decade ahead?
Now Austria’s SPÖ too has left its competitors far behind, Robert Misik asks: is the Zeitgeist moving to the left?
Von der Leyen is losing ground
If the European Union does not stand up for the rule of law in Poland and Hungary, it will embolden authoritarians everywhere.
Boris Johnson: blustering on
The grandiose promises Johnson makes to survive, Paul Mason writes, rely on a state like those … in the European Union.
A new Atlantic Charter
Ending the war in Ukraine and establishing a lasting peace in Europe require a new security architecture.
WhatsApp Europe?
How official instant messaging can be made accessible is a big question. Whether it is compatible with democracy is a bigger one.
Polarisation and the threat to democracy
In a polarised US, Sheri Berman writes, the tyranny of unrepresentative minorities represents the main threat to democracy.
Unhappy birthday, Andrei Sakharov
The Kremlin’s negation of the Nobel laureate’s legacy represents another step backwards which could lead to nuclear war.
How the public loses out when politicians cash in
Gerhard Schröder has clearly breached the trust of the German people.
Ukraine and Europe’s defence spending
Europe’s reaction to the Ukraine crisis will do much to define what kind of Europe it is to be.
The Ukraine war and NATO’s renewed credibility
On the biggest issues threatening people around the world in the coming years, NATO is well-nigh irrelevant.
A European constituency for a European public sphere
The European Parliament’s support for a pan-European constituency could transform the 2024 elections.
The uneven battlefield of reproductive rights
Progressives have been too slow to appreciate the attack on reproductive rights in eastern Europe and the US.
The new French left—the sociology of socialism
The realignment on the French left highlights the basic requirement that the left unite the working and professional classes.
For a democratic, egalitarian and feminist constitution
Chile’s constitutional convention is an example of how citizens’ representatives can refound a contemporary democracy.
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