EuropeSealing our borders, closing our minds The stand-off on the Greek-Turkish border might display Erdogan’s unscrupulous nature — but also the EU's delusion By Nick Malkoutzis
EuropeBoris vs BBC The UK Prime Minister wants to slash fees for the public broadcaster. That's straight out of the playbook of Germany's AfD By Aaron Burnett
AfricaTogo's dynasty lives on The rule of the Gnassingbé family in Togo appears unassailable. But the divided opposition also bears some responsibility By Hans-Joachim Preuss
Middle East/North AfricaThe end of the Persian perestroika In Iran, the hardliners’ time has come — and taking control of the parliament was just the first step By David Ramin Jalilvand
EuropeAfter Brexit, it’s open season for xenophobia Even though the UK has technically left the EU, ‘Brexit’ has escalated into a culture war over immigration By Paul Mason
North AmericaPutin would hate President Bernie Sanders The Russian autocrat may support Sanders, but Sanders definitely doesn’t support him By Michelle Goldberg
EuropeEmbracing Europe’s power We must relearn the language of power and geopolitics to play a role in global politics, argues the EU's foreign policy chief By Josep Borrell
Future of social democracyHow the 21st century left thinks about economic democracy Instead of top-down state socialist models, the new left asks how we can build a pluralist ecosystem of democratic ownership By Christine Berry