1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1188+ words) Labour suffered a historic defeat in last week's local elections, leaving both the party and Prime Minister Keir Starmer badly weakened. In response, Starmer tried to regain the initiative with a forceful speech. Did he succeed? Starmer insisted he would…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (238+ words) The more pro-European coalitions define politics primarily through fiscal discipline and emergency management, the easier it becomes for sovereignist actors to present themselves as defenders of ordinary citizens against detached elites. The irony is striking. Romania's pro-European coalition was formed…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (370+ words) Those who withdraw from spaces of conflict leave them to others " only to later be surprised by their growing influence. What is striking here is not only the decline itself, but the surprisingly low willingness to engage in fundamental self-reflection....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (353+ words) The Council of Europe rarely voices its opinions loudly. Its decisions are taken far from the limelight, despite the fact that it comprises 46 member states with a combined population of nearly 700 million. And still, it is in Strasbourg that the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (496+ words) We live in a world of senseless suffering and impending catastrophe, where it would seem the idea of moral progress has become unintelligible. Two epochal crises afflict contemporary society: the rise of anti-democratic forces and climate change. But what if…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (439+ words) In the politically stable Slovenia, the Social Democrats recently managed about 6. 7 per cent and six seats " enough to enter parliament but not sufficient for the previous governing coalition to continue in office. Behind these examples lie dramatic cultural shifts. Social…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (848+ words) At the end of February, Israel and US missiles began to bombard Iran, killing the Supreme Leader Ali Khameini. Several weeks on and a spiralling regional crisis has led to a global energy panic as hundreds of thousands of households…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (549+ words) Both moves have much in common. Not only do they flout the law, but they also attempt to drive a stake into the heart of the world order. Last year's tariff shock was aimed at the rules-based global trading system…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (678+ words) Today, I am more convinced than ever that we are approaching a breaking point. Our new UNI Global Union report, The High Cost of Financialised Care, examines healthcare systems across six countries. What we found is deeply troubling. Financial actors…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (625+ words) When crises erupted " from Syria to Venezuela to Iran " questions quickly arose about how these countries" partners, particularly Russia, would respond. Moscow has long maintained strategic relationships with all three of them. But does a strategic partnership necessarily imply military…...