Interviews'Maradona had the ability to feel with the people' Mariano Schuster in Buenos Aires explains why Argentinians called him 'God' and why he was loved among the poor
DevelopmentSex-ratio imbalances have grim consequences for societies A society with too little women — and too many ‘excess men’ — is more prone to conflict and violence By Clara Neupert-Wentz
Social democracyThe culture war over the Istanbul Convention in East Central Europe Between right-wing polarisation and progressives' blind spots, the culture war over 'gender' rages with full force By Eszter Kováts
International relationsAmerica, heal thyself If the US is to resume its role as in the liberal international order, it needs to overcome the domestic divisions By Ana Palacio
Social democracyHow Japan's Left is repeating its unfortunate history Like in the 1990s, Japan's centre-left opposition is forging alliances without common principles — leaving it unable to challenge neoliberalism By Felix Spremberg
European UnionBarrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge The most frightening thing is not the UK government’s end-game strategy, Paul Mason writes. It’s that there isn’t one By Paul Mason
Social democracyNot all 74 million Trump voters can be racists Trumpism isn’t just going away after the US elections. And we finally need to understand why By Nikolaos Gavalakis
Social democracyVaccine apartheid An every-country-for-itself approach is irrational during a pandemic. And yet, that is exactly what many countries have done By Jayati Ghosh
European UnionWhy Viktor Orbán took the EU hostage Orbán is right to worry about EU funds becoming conditional on the rule of law. It threatens his whole socio-economic model By Gabor Scheiring
Social democracyThe rise of right-wing nationalism Donald Trump may have lost the US elections. But the conditions that brought authoritarians like him to power still persist By Karin Pettersson