GlobalHow social protection can empower women Apart from employment opportunities, women need social support that accounts for the true extent of their responsibilities By Phakama Ntshongwana, Nicola Ansell, Keetie Roelen
EuropeA new style of politics How social media creates politicians' images and influences elections: the case of Volodymyr Zelenskiy By Georgii Pocheptsov
EuropeOutput gap nonsense How misleading statistics have led to terrible economic policy-making in the EU since 2008 By Adam Tooze
North AmericaThe US: An ‘Empire in Retreat’ In his new book, Victor Bulmer-Thomas argues that the US needs to accept its imperial decline and reinvent itself By Paul Hockenos
AfricaSuicide of a democracy Benin has long served as a democratic model for Africa. But its latest elections hint at a creeping decline By Hans-Joachim Preuss
Interviews'The wall has not completely disappeared' 15 years after the EU’s enlargement towards Eastern Europe, then-Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Špidla takes stock
North AmericaJulian Assange and the war on whistleblowers Some US journalists deny Assange the free speech protection they enjoy. But shouldn't their sources also be entitled to it? By Edward Wasserman
EuropeHow the market is betraying advanced economies Without reinventing the role of governments in shaping the economy, it's difficult to imagine a prosperous future By Diane Coyle
