Europe

Responding to ISIS and the Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Dividing Policymakers Both in Washington and Moscow

Responding to ISIS and the Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Dividing Policymakers Both in Washington and Moscow Responding to ISIS and the Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Dividing Policymakers Both in Washington and Moscow

Will the result be a spreading or curtailing of the new US-Russian Cold War?

Sep 23, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People

As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People

What once seemed unexpected is no longer unthinkable.

Sep 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Syriza Couldn’t End Austerity in Greece—Here’s Why Voters Reelected Them Anyway

Syriza Couldn’t End Austerity in Greece—Here’s Why Voters Reelected Them Anyway Syriza Couldn’t End Austerity in Greece—Here’s Why Voters Reelected Them Anyway

Like a tragic hero, Alexis Tsipras acted out the country’s impasse—and the impasse of the left—dramatically, in real time, with real people’s lives.

Sep 21, 2015 / Maria Margaronis

Jeremy Corbyn applauds the audience and supporters during a rally in London.

This Is What Jeremy Corbyn’s New Labour Coalition Looks Like This Is What Jeremy Corbyn’s New Labour Coalition Looks Like

Even as the right-wing press derided Corbyn as a “weaponized lentil,” the shock was setting in.

Sep 21, 2015 / Paul Mason

Migrants walk through Serbia en route to Croatia.

Europe’s Handling of the Migrant Crisis Shows Just How Morally Bankrupt It Has Become Europe’s Handling of the Migrant Crisis Shows Just How Morally Bankrupt It Has Become

While the spotlight turns to refugees from violence, Europe keeps its poorest migrants in the dark.

Sep 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Jeremy Corbin

What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn What the US Left—and Bernie Sanders’s Supporters—Can Learn From Jeremy Corbyn

Could Americans be primed for a rejection of austerity politics?

Sep 16, 2015 / Ted Fertik

The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria

The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria The Obama Administration Rejects Russia’s Offer to Form a New Military Coalition vs. ISIS in Syria

Has it created another front in the new Cold War?

Sep 16, 2015 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen

Ignacio Escolar

The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That. The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That.

A broad range of leftist media projects committed to democracy and transparency have flourished in recent years.

Sep 15, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Migrants and Austrian police

How Xenophobia Could Ruin the Best Thing About the EU How Xenophobia Could Ruin the Best Thing About the EU

If the European Union can’t agree on a common resettlement policy for refugees, one of its signal achievements—open borders among member nations—could disappear.

Sep 14, 2015 / Daniel Trilling

Labour Party leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn (Reuters/Russell Cheyne)

Can Jeremy Corbyn Free Labour From the Dead Hand of Tony Blair? Can Jeremy Corbyn Free Labour From the Dead Hand of Tony Blair?

Once considered a fringe candidate, Corbyn won a huge mandate. But can he consolidate the party and keep new voters energized?

Sep 12, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan

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