Foreign and security policy | Zikora Ibeh The Sahel’s new dependencyThe Sahelian juntas promised greater sovereignty. Their reliance on Russian forces may be producing the opposite
Democracy and societyExperts call this normalisation Four years of right-wing rule have shifted Sweden’s political centre. Can the left reverse the trend? By Kristina Birke Daniels
Democracy and societyWhat Alternative? The far right’s election breakthrough in eastern Germany is about more than protest By David Fleschen
Democracy and societyIf they’re too strong, you’re too weak The Saxony-Anhalt election has once again shown that people vote for parties because they expect them to solve problems By Nikolaos Gavalakis
Democracy and societyBernie and Mamdani did it, can the rest of the progressives? The American left is focusing on social issues again. It must now prove that this approach will help it win back the working-class voters it has lost By Justin Vassallo
Democracy and societyA defining moment for Albania Three months of protests have turned a flamingo into an unlikely symbol of a much bigger fight By Ditmir Bushati
Future of social democracyA positive example for others to follow The EU has a historic opportunity to improve workers’ livelihoods by setting an example in how it chooses to spend public money By Oliver Roethig
What Alternative? The far right’s election breakthrough in eastern Germany is about more than protest
A lesson from the North Few countries depend on the US as heavily as Canada — yet it is standing up to Trump. Europe should take note
Adiós sovereignty After years of authoritarian rule, many Venezuelans see US control as a way out of political decay — making the new protectorate surprisingly stable