GlobalMembers of the human family The Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates its 70th birthday this year. We need its wisdom more than ever By Francesca Klug
Democracy and societyWe must stand with Syria's women Let’s learn from Oxfam – and channel our outrage to the aid abuses against women in Syria By Neena Gill
EuropeAll to play for In these troubled economic times, Italy’s general election was always going to be a tense affair By Ernst Hillebrand
EuropeBound no more Fed up of watching male-only discussion panels, a group of think-tankers launched the Brussels Binder – a database of female experts. By Corinna Hörst
AfricaGoing after the money To fulfil its climate change obligations, Kenya needs to make better use of existing funds By Robert Muthami
European integrationGood neighbours The Eastern Partnership with the EU’s neighbours is about much more than accession to the bloc By Knut Fleckenstein, Julia Wanninger
GlobalWhen Uncle Sam stays at home Trump’s ‘America First’ policy is prompting other countries to take leadership on an array of issues – and that’s no bad thing. By Ngaire Woods
From my bookshelfReview of 'Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams' by John Feffer Twenty-five years after fall of communism, journalist John Feffer returns to Eastern Europe – a region plagued by political and social divisions By Paul Hockenos
