A collection of 65 posts
Some leaders in Europe may resist a new alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies, sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.
The future is unwritten, and a future of space cooperation and peaceful settlement remains possible.
The president-elect’s arrival in the White House will likely galvanise the European New Right and doom the Ukrainian resistance.
Lale Gül’s autobiographical novel about a young Muslim woman living in the Netherlands has led to death threats and ostracism. But it is a work of admirable intelligence and courage.
In a forthcoming book, Lyndal Roper argues that the German Peasants’ War of 1524–25 was a missed opportunity to enshrine a Christian theology centred on equality and brotherhood.
In a new book on the history of communism, Sean McMeekin traces the movement’s roots to egalitarian creeds embraced throughout history by prophets, philosophers, utopians, and serfs.
Liberalising trends within Islam are facing resistance from radicals committed to a narrative of victimhood and grievance.
Only when we understand the fragility of liberal democracy will we be properly motivated to defend it.
The Rassemblement National was thwarted by a coalition of convenience, but it remains the party with the largest grip on French voters.
In order to function, a cosmopolis must embrace both toleration and the rule of law.
Government data about German antisemitism, widely cited in the English-language press, is wrong.
The European Parliament has at last voted to make it easier to grow and consume genetically engineered food. But the road ahead remains bumpy.
In a new book, Rachel Chrastil artfully illuminates the history of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War, in all its senseless horror.
Election results in the Netherlands and Argentina provide evidence of the vigour and variety of the New Right and its global reach.
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.