Moldova first domino in a Russian plan for escalation?
Events in Georgia represent a setback for Russia’s meddling in the post-Soviet neighbourhood. But they are no sign it will end.
Disaster in Greece: when politics goes off the rails
The government’s efforts to deflect responsibility for the train disaster have failed to contain public outrage.
Germany trapped in an unavoidable change
Germany has made significant strides to transcend ordoliberal nostra. But huge obstacles still stand in the way of progress.
A conjured-up polarisation endangers democracy
European societies are less polarised than in the United States—and than we are led to believe.
Consultants and the crisis of capitalism
Growing reliance on big consultancies is stunting state capacity and undermining democratic accountability.
When radical zealotry meets the polarising populists
Some activist-scholars, Eszter Kováts writes, have turned social justice into a latter-day religion, with perverse effects.
How Putin’s narratives have survived reality checks
Over 12 months of conflict, the Kremlin has relied on its tried and tested disinformation playbook.
The only way to end the war
The EU must not only ensure that Ukraine can attain a just and lasting peace but support the embedding of universal norms.
The European Union at war
How can a civilian power such as the EU, Jan Zielonka asks, contend with uncivilised behaviour?
Asylum: the EU’s misplaced moral compass
The measures taken by the EU on asylum should be guided by a lawful and sincere humanitarianism.
‘You mean the prison?’: displaced people on Samos
The warehousing of asylum-seekers behind barbed wire encapsulates where ‘protecting borders’ leads.
Belarusian trade unionists take refuge in Germany
Exiled trade unionists continue their work, hoping to return to Belarus one day to rebuild their society.
The global AI race—it’s time to slow down
The world’s largest companies cannot be given free rein in their competition to capitalise artificial intelligence.
Can the west woo Africa?
The west’s lack of engagement with Africa in recent years left behind a vacuum China and Russia have eagerly filled.
Conspiracies, detachment and confusion in Russia
Almost a year into the war in Ukraine, Russians seem to be seeking ways to distance themselves from the state.
Options for Europe’s ‘geopolitical’ future
Global challenges have left only one option off the table for the European Union—inertia.
Reviving democracy in a fragmented Europe
Addressing economic inequality is key to restoring political participation and democratic legitimacy.
Pension reform in Germany—a market solution?
The proposal for an equity reserve will not solve the challenge of making pensions sustainable.
The new European civil war
However the war in Ukraine ends, a new iron curtain will follow unless the EU lives up to its ‘geopolitical’ aspirations.
The left and freedom
Democratic socialists must take back the concept of freedom from the libertarians, Robert Misik writes.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: a reality check for the EU
The war has been widely portrayed as a turning point for EU foreign policy but it is more of an epiphany.
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