The forthcoming elections, in France, Germany, and elsewhere, will mark a watershed. It is a time for choices to be made.
With populist parties spouting anti-political sentiment on the rise in Europe and elsewhere, is Trump’s success merely part of a wider crisis of democracy?
It is time politicians talk straight and on important topics. Otherwise, there will be more space for Citizen Trump and the like.
The who, what and why of terrorism are not easy to grasp. But in today's ISIS-centred war, enough is known to map the interests and choices involved.
Europe's handling of Greece reveals the crisis of its own project, which is even more serious in the context of accelerating global changes.
Europe's handling of Greece reveals the crisis of its own project, which is even more serious in the context of accelerating global changes.
The Conservatives' surprise but qualified win exposes the deep problems facing the country over the coming years.
In a wide-ranging discussion, Kees van der Pijl delves into the interplay of power and economics in an era of "authoritarian capitalism".
Europe and Russia share economic problems but also interests. A merged superbourse can be a giant step towards the future.
China and Russia are at the heart of the world's shifting power-balance. But current cooperation between them is likely to give way to tension.
Behind the crisis in Ukraine lie deeper changes that are transforming the global economic and and political order, say Giovanni Bavia & Ernesto Gallo.
The United States's shift towards Asia is being tested by global economic realities, say Ernesto Gallo & Giovanni Biava.