EuropeVisa-free EU travel: passport to peace and prosperity? Three more post-Soviet states are edging towards EU integration, with two now unfreezing national conflicts By Olga Gulina
Latin AmericaClose, but no cigar Can Cuba’s imminent economic, social and political overhaul provide the brighter future it has craved since Castro? By Lenier González Mederos
Migration and the European leftWhy the left should be open to open borders Unless we strive towards openness, nationalism will eat our societies from the inside By Lisa Pelling
AsiaSecurity by the back door Japanese MP Shôichi Kondô discusses a controversial anti-terror law that critics say weakens civil liberties By Shoichi Kondo
European integrationSay it with feeling Germany is Europe’s de facto leader. But it needs to change its style By Claire Demesmay, Jana Puglierin, Julian Rappold
EuropeA banking union without unity Italy’s banking crisis highlights an urgent need to Eurozone reform By Jan Cornillie
Migration and the European leftTurn left. The other left! East European politicians aren’t more xenophobic. They just understand their voters better By Marcus Roberts
Foreign and security policyEurope gets tough The EU is moving towards a more integrated defence policy – with the tacit blessing of its citizens By Anna Maria Kellner
