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Work and digitalisation

How much work is enough?

Millions have used the past three years to re-evaluate the trade-off between time and money. And it's kick-starting a revolution in the labour market

By Anne-Marie Slaughter, Autumn McDonald

Reuters/Manfred Siebinger

Future of social democracy

Amid nothing going right, Austrians lean far-left

By focusing on former non-voters, the Communist Party has gained considerably in recent elections. The Social Democrats should draw their lessons

By Michael Jennewein

Reuters/ Sarah Meyssonnier

Democracy and society

Shouldn’t a protest movement led by unions be benefiting the left?

Imperilled by Macron’s diktats and threatened by left wing chaos, France’s far right is managing to present itself as the defender of democracy

By Mitchell Abidor, Miguel Lago

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Like nothing ever happened

After 12 years of being suspended, the League of Arab States has welcomed back the Syrian regime. But what is driving this normalisation?

By Joseph Daher

Reuters/ Yves Herman

Foreign and security policy

A new hope for peace

The Armenian Prime Minister’s statements surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh could bring some movement into the conflict — and a potential peace agreement

By Anna Gevorgyan

Reuters/Martin Juen

Future of social democracy

How not to run a leadership contest

The struggle for leadership of Austria’s Social Democrats is not over yet. And it highlights the fundamental issues facing progressive left parties

By Robert Misik

Reuters/Alastair Grant

European integration

Uniting Europe’s distant family

The European Political Community, proposed by Macron in 2022, will meet again on 1 June. How it was formed and what to expect from the summit

By Florent Marciacq, Denis Cenusa

Reuters/The Yomiuri Shimbun

Foreign and security policy

No risk, no trade

The G7 has agreed on a new strategy towards China. Whether this will lead to a real change in the relationship with Asia's superpower is questionable

By Herbert Wulf