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
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
Hard truths about green industrial policy Governments are adopting industrial policies to speed up the green transition. But their underlying win-win narrative obscures the associated risks
Fair taxation for all The Global South wants to strengthen the role of the UN in global tax policy. But the North is united in its opposition