Interviews‘These are no longer amateurs with billboards’ EPF Director Neil Datta on the growing power of anti-gender movements, their increasing professionalisation and the role of religion
Interviews‘Russia and China have perhaps never been so close’ Alexey Yusupov on Russia’s waning influence, Putin’s dependence on China and the risks of the partnership with Beijing
Interviews‘India can become one pole in a future multipolar world’ Happymon Jacob on India’s foreign policy, its economic vulnerability and the rivalry between the US and China
Interviews‘Britain is moving into a multi-party era’ Labour suffered a historic defeat in last week’s elections. Claire Ainsley on what it means for Starmer and for Britain’s changing political landscape
Interviews‘For Russia, the very existence of the EPC is a defeat’ European leaders gather in Yerevan for two major summits. Marcel Röthig on Armenia’s deepening ties with the EU and the power of informal diplomacy
Interviews‘The situation in Mali appears to be slowly calming down’ Svenja Bode on the new wave of violence in Mali, Russia’s role and the limits of international influence
Interviews‘The election result is an expression of deep frustration’ Kalina Drenska on Bulgaria’s election winner, corruption problem and the question of whether a shift in foreign policy direction is on the horizon
Interviews‘Europe must be the guardian of the rules-based international order’ Adis Ahmetovic, foreign affairs spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group, on dealing with current conflicts and Germany’s role in Europe
Interviews‘It’s actions now that count, not words’ Political scientist Stephen Walt on America’s shift toward predatory hegemony and the dangers of short-term strategic thinking
Interviews‘Europe is not powerless’ Bernd Lange, Chair of the EU Trade Committee, on Trump’s tariff threat — and what countermeasures Europe has at its disposal
Demand tolerance, not love A shift in the demands and objectives of the human rights project has led activists to adopt a sanctimonious tone — fuelling the anti-rights backlash
The state is back in business The challenge for governments is no longer whether to intervene in the economy — but how to do it when the future is unpredictable
