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Democracy and society

Brave new restrictions

Has Europe’s crackdown on free speech become a bigger threat to democracy than ‘the extremists’ it seeks to contain?

By Jacob Mchangama

picture alliance/dpa | Sebastian Gollnow

Interviews

‘Germany’s far right is currently the most radical of all’

Former President of the EU Parliament Martin Schulz on defending democracy, the importance of honest communication and dealing with the far right

Canva/IPS

Foreign and security policy

The US is no longer with us

Perhaps Trump’s new National Security Strategy will finally open Europe’s eyes to this simple reality

By Christos Katsioulis, Filip Milačić

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Moises Castillo

Democracy and society

Triumph of the old order

The election results in Honduras are still uncertain. But one thing is clear — the ruling left-wing party has suffered a massive defeat

By Daniel Mann

Democracy and society

The world record that nobody wanted

Over 542 days without a government in Brussels. Maybe it’s time for a conclave: lock them together, throw away the key and wait for white smoke

By Maïthé Chini

pa/Sven Simon/Presidential Office of Ukraine

Foreign and security policy

In the shadows of our time

While Trump reorganises Europe’s neighbourhood, the EU remains reactive. Its habitual passivity could relegate it to a permanent supporting role

By Sven Biscop

picture alliance / Zumapress.com | Alexander Kazakov

Foreign and security policy

Moscow’s true fears

The current ‘peace plan’ is less about conflict settlement than about the Kremlin’s fears and its desire to control Ukraine

By Hanna Shelest

pa / dpa | Thomas_Coex

Future of social democracy

On the road to nowhere

The long decline of social democracy began with the ‘Third Way’. Since then, it has been searching for a new direction

By Polly Toynbee