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Reuters

Democracy and society

The far-right vs. women’s rights

The US Supreme Court’s imminent attack on woman’s right to an abortion is underwritten by a reactionary, sexist, and racist far-right movement

By Lindsay Beyerstein

Reuters

Democracy and society

What the Russian invasion means for Syria

The war in Ukraine has made a political solution in Syria even more unlikely. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating dramatically

By Sinan Hatahet

Pexels

Democracy and society

The time to support the Global South is now

The war in Ukraine has monopolised the Global North’s attention and resources when the Global South is still dealing with the effect of many crises

By Martin Schulz

Pexels

Democracy and society

The false promise of democratic peace

The belief that democracies don’t start wars, but only dictatorships do, has been central to the Anglo-American worldview. But it is more complicated

By Robert Skidelsky

Reuters

European integration

European security (dis)order

The standard narrative that every crisis leads to further EU integration is flawed. What does that mean for its path towards geopolitical sovereignty?

By Christos Katsioulis

Reuters

Democracy and society

Who will succeed the Philippines’s Duterte?

The son of former dictator Marcos and the daugther of current president Duterte joined forces for the elections. What are the prospects for the country?

By Vinzenz Huzel

Reuters

Democracy and society

The king of the Republicans

Trump has shattered long-held norms by intervening heavily in the Republican midterm primaries, allowing him to tighten his grip on the party

By Geoffrey Kabaservice

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is a colossally bad idea

Elon Musk mistakes Twitter for some sort of ‘digital town square’. In reality, it’s a global publisher that — like any other — needs to be regulated

By Steven Hill