The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right
In an election shocker earlier this week, the far-right anti-immigrant campaigner Geert Wilders emerged as the leader of the largest party in the new parliament.
Dec 1, 2023 / Hans Steketee
Can the European Union Be Salvaged? Can the European Union Be Salvaged?
New books by Timothy Garton Ash and Loukas Tsoukalis document the moral and political exhaustion of the “EU” generation.
Nov 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Mark Mazower
The Devastating Wars Abroad Are Windfalls for Weapons Manufacturers The Devastating Wars Abroad Are Windfalls for Weapons Manufacturers
Your tax dollars are being squandered in the rush to build and sell ever more weaponry for ongoing wars.
Nov 23, 2023 / William D. Hartung
Right Now We Must Remember That War Is Never Obligatory Right Now We Must Remember That War Is Never Obligatory
Russia is a warning of what we might someday face as a nation if we become inured to violence at home and abroad.
Nov 16, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino
The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany The Moral Triangle: Palestine, Israel, and Germany
A conversation about “peace and justice and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis” with Sa’ed Atshan and Katharina Galor.
Nov 16, 2023 / Q&A / Linda Mannheim
An Indigestible Nation An Indigestible Nation
While the world has changed and threats are different, the Biden administration’s worldview is rooted in the assumption that America is the “indispensable nation” that will police...
Nov 16, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same
In linking two very different wars, Biden undermines Ukraine’s moral and legal case for sovereignty.
Nov 1, 2023 / David Klion
The Year Europe Revolted The Year Europe Revolted
A new history by Christopher Clark on the 1848 revolutions.
Oct 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Why Is Germany Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Protest? Why Is Germany Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Protest?
A climate of fear and division has been stoked by the government’s increasingly hard-line stance against migrants and dissent.
Oct 30, 2023 / Hanno Hauenstein
I Dedicated My Life to the Labour Party. Keir Starmer’s Stance on Gaza Made Me Leave. I Dedicated My Life to the Labour Party. Keir Starmer’s Stance on Gaza Made Me Leave.
The first Arab Muslim woman on Manchester’s city council writes about why she resigned over the party leader’s endorsement of Israel’s humanitarian blockade.
Oct 26, 2023 / Amna Abdullatif