AfricaBenin's 2021 presidential election is already decided After the recent local elections in Benin, a landslide victory for the incumbent Patrice Talon in 2021 seems inevitable By Hans-Joachim Preuss
GlobalAn internationalist agenda for economic democracy Democratising wealth within local communities and states only takes us so far. We also need to address global inequality By Christine Berry
EuropeFinland’s new-found commitment to the European project Previously firmly rooted in the EU's frugal North, the ruling Social Democrats have pushed Finland towards a new EU policy By Kaisa Vatanen
GlobalBack to the roots Privatisations have led to higher costs and lower quality of services. It's time to remunicipalise them and give citizens a say By Jochen Steinhilber
Interviews'First global crisis in which false information can spread worldwide' With Covid-19 came the conspiracy theorists. Julia Ebner, an extremism researcher, on the threat they pose on- and offline
Latin AmericaThe authoritarian temptation In the shadow of the coronavirus, democratic principles are thrown overboard in Latin America By Sandra Weiss
EuropeTime to expose the reality of ‘debt market discipline’ As another sovereign-debt crisis looms, Adam Tooze warns against repeating the same mistakes made during the last crisis By Adam Tooze
EuropeOne giant leap for Europe... ...but one small step for Italy? While some celebrate the 'Mercron' reovery fund as a milestone, Rome's reaction is cautious By Michael Braun
