How 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

The US-EU relationship in the Chinese Century

In the near future, the transatlantic relationship will be marked by the rise of China. And the EU needs to be ready

By Metin Hakverdi

Why do Central European nationalists love Israel?

Populist leaders in Central Europe view Israel as the model of how a small state could be sovereign and heroic

By Ivan Krastev

Enter: Volodymyr Zelenskiy

What we know about the Ukrainian President-elect's political platform when it comes to corruption – and Russia

Populism and the embrace of complexity

Populists may often thrive with simple narratives. But simple explanations of populism itself will not pass muster

By Sheri Berman

The French experiment

France’s democracy is in crisis. There’s a growing desire for radical alternatives in the form of direct citizen participation

How to tax a multinational

The idea of a global corporate tax on multinational corporations' profits gains traction worldwide

By Jayati Ghosh

Data protection is social protection

Worldwide, governments and corporations collect private data from beneficiaries of social programmes. They need protection

By Magdalena Sepúlveda

The Democratic Party’s comeback

Italy’s political left is back from its post-Renzi sabbatical – with a new leader, fresh ideas and a more open political concept

By Tobias Mörschel

Modi’s mixed bag

Pushing a Hindu nationalist agenda at home, Indian PM Narenda Modi's foreign policy relies on multilateral cooperation

By Herbert Wulf