Europe | 08.03.2019 Keep politics out of Europe’s competition decisions The Franco-German proposal to rewrite EU merger rules may seem tempting, but it's the wrong approach to industrial policy
Til politics do us part A decade after civil unions, Italy still doesn’t allow same-sex marriage — a sign of a political system unable to keep pace with its own society
The rich world’s rich problem At this G7 summit, leaders must finally realise that inequality is no side issue, but a structural crisis cutting across rich and poor countries alike
The cost of freedom When imperialist dictators are going to war, a security policy devoted to deterrence and defence capability is not conservative but social democratic