Cosmopolis or Bust? In order to function, a cosmopolis must embrace both toleration and the rule of law. Joel Kotkin 5 Mar 2024 · 10 min read
Narratives, Damned Lies, and Statistics Government data about German antisemitism, widely cited in the English-language press, is wrong. Andrew Hammel 13 Feb 2024 · 11 min read
Is the CRISPR Revolution Finally Coming to Europe? The European Parliament has at last voted to make it easier to grow and consume genetically engineered food. But the road ahead remains bumpy. Steven E. Cerier / Jon Entine 12 Feb 2024 · 13 min read
Western Europe’s Forgotten Nightmare In a new book, Rachel Chrastil artfully illuminates the history of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, in all its senseless horror. Jonathan Kay 6 Jan 2024 · 14 min read
The New Normal? Election results in the Netherlands and Argentina provide evidence of the vigour and variety of the New Right and its global reach. John Lloyd 27 Nov 2023 · 6 min read
Mind the Gap If he is to reunite Poland, Donald Tusk will have to balance his strong support for the EU with citizens’ legitimate concerns about the erosion of national sovereignty. John Lloyd 21 Oct 2023 · 7 min read
The Immigration Conundrum Migration from the developing world to the West will continue until and unless international development can improve the societies people are leaving. John Lloyd 19 Sep 2023 · 8 min read
Rise of the Goths In the inaugural instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ podcaster Herbert Bushman introduces readers to the Gothic civilization that would eventually help bring down the Roman Empire. Herbert Bushman 31 Aug 2023 · 17 min read
Will Britain Get a New Right Party? If the Conservative Party slumps to defeat in next year’s election, Britain could see the rise of a populist alternative. John Lloyd 23 Aug 2023 · 8 min read
The Threat of Decivilisation During a recent dinner at the Élysée Palace, the French president was confronted with the possibility that France is slipping into murderous anarchy. John Lloyd 10 Jun 2023 · 8 min read
The New Right’s Political Insurgency Liberals have been slow to understand the frustrations fuelling the rise of the New Right. John Lloyd 27 May 2023 · 8 min read
The Battle of Sainte-Soline The events at Sainte-Soline have received less attention from the international media than the pension-reform protests, but they are arguably more consequential. Robert Zaretsky 12 Apr 2023 · 5 min read
Ukraine’s Verdun It is not just Western officials who worry that Zelensky’s determination to defend Bakhmut at all costs will cripple his army’s effectiveness. Robert Zaretsky 17 Feb 2023 · 5 min read
The Politics To Come How will the rise of the New Right change Europe? John Lloyd 26 Nov 2022 · 11 min read
Prepare for Turbulence Meloni remains bound into a loveless union with Europe, but she is unlikely to be a model prisoner. John Lloyd 28 Sep 2022 · 7 min read