From my bookshelfFreedom without justice At the end of Communism, there was hope that freedom and democracy would bring a better life — many lost that hope. This is where the real work begins By Slavoj Žižek
From my bookshelfWill traditional wars become rarer? While the war in Ukraine brutally illustrates the costs of conventional warfare, non-military means are gaining a strategic role in conflicts By Marius Müller-Hennig
From my bookshelfTo win the new climate war, we need a new strategy Today's fossil-fuel lobbyists don't deny climate change. Instead, they distract from meaningful action. Activists must avoid falling into their traps By Claudia Detsch
From my bookshelfThe future of Europe is here Even though there is much to criticise about the EU, Geert Mak’s 'The Dream of Europe', shows that we have come a long way By Marius Müller-Hennig
EuropeCapitalism and democracy: what if we have it backwards? It's fashionable on the left to suggest that capitalism and democracy are now incompatible. But maybe the opposite is true By Sheri Berman
From my bookshelfReview of ‘For a Left Populism’ In this book, political scientist Chantal Mouffe argues that populism could be the only way to reinvigorate a faltering left By Paul Hockenos
North AmericaOf trolls, tragedies and conspiracies What Nick Drnaso’s graphic novel Sabrina reveals about the dark mood of the Trump Era By Thomas Greven
From my bookshelfReview of ‘The Decline of the West’ by Joschka Fischer The former German foreign minister offers a keen analysis of the West’s dilemmas – complex, alarming, but not without hope By Paul Hockenos
From my bookshelf'Globalization and its Discontents Revisited' Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says workers and citizens are missing out on the benefits of globalisation By Paul Hockenos
From my bookshelfReview of 'Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams' by John Feffer Twenty-five years after fall of communism, journalist John Feffer returns to Eastern Europe – a region plagued by political and social divisions By Paul Hockenos
Two presidents, one divided nation Mozambique remains in crisis after disputed elections exposed long-standing economic and political struggles. Where does the country go from here?
Trump’s Herculean task Ending the Russia-Ukraine war won’t be that easy for the US president, but there are three reasons why he’d like to try anyway
Europe between DeepSeek and Trump DeepSeek’s recent breakthrough has sent shockwaves around the world. Does a more volatile AI market mean Europe now has a fleeting chance to compete?