EuropeIn praise of the nation Why progressives can’t leave civic patriotism and the nation state to right-wing populists By Michael Bröning
EuropeThe fourth way As politics tends to the right, the left alliance in Portugal could be an example to the rest of Europe By Reinhard Naumann
GlobalA woman’s work 100 years after many women in Europe won the right to vote, Drude Dahlerup, author of Has Democracy Failed Women, explains the challenges that remain in the search for equal representation By Drude Dahlerup
North AmericaA misguided approach Donald Trump says he wants to protect the US steel industry. But will his tariffs on steel and aluminium imports really bring back jobs? By Franziska Wehinger
Foreign and security policyStupid is as stupid does Instead of condemning Donald Trump’s protectionism, progressive forces should be supporting protected trade By Arne Schildberg
EuropeA blank slate As Germany's Justice Minister, Heiko Maas introduced tough laws against hate speech. Will he be as bold in his new role of Foreign Minister? By Nikolaos Gavalakis
Latin AmericaLatin America’s bonanza election year Everything you need to know about the upcoming elections in South and Central America By Claudia Detsch
Foreign and security policyTime for change? Russia faces some big decisions about its future in the wake of Putin’s landslide re-election By Evgeny Gontmakher
