Europe

Istanbul protest

Erdogan’s War on Workers Erdogan’s War on Workers

Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.

Dec 28, 2018 / Cole Stangler

Maria Butina and the Criminalization of Citizen Diplomacy

Maria Butina and the Criminalization of Citizen Diplomacy Maria Butina and the Criminalization of Citizen Diplomacy

Prosecuting Butina endangers NGO activists in both Russia and the US.

Dec 26, 2018 / Sarah Lindemann-Komarova

The Lessons of Lyudmila Alexeyeva

The Lessons of Lyudmila Alexeyeva The Lessons of Lyudmila Alexeyeva

The legendary human-rights activist died at 91 on December 8, 2018. It was the end of an era.

Dec 21, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Hungary Slave Law Protests

Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests Hungary’s ‘Slave Law’ Has Sparked Nationwide Protests

New legislation allows businesses to impose a massive amount of overtime on workers—and citizens are furious.

Dec 21, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?

Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia? Do Russiagate Promoters Prefer Impeaching Trump to Avoiding War With Russia?

The year 2018 in the history of the new Cold War.

Dec 19, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Kramp Karrenbauer and Merz

Are Germany’s Christian Democrats Headed for a Rupture? Are Germany’s Christian Democrats Headed for a Rupture?

In a time of growing inequality, the free-market fundamentalists almost won the fight to succeed Angela Merkel as party leader—and they’re not going away.

Dec 18, 2018 / Jordan Stancil

Macron Yellow vest Adress

For Emmanuel Macron, How Did Things Get So Bad, So Fast? For Emmanuel Macron, How Did Things Get So Bad, So Fast?

The fault lies with both the French president himself and the political and cultural elite that formed him.

Dec 13, 2018 / David A. Bell

Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?

Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union? Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?

A movement for sex workers’ rights is gaining momentum in Spain—but it’s facing opposition from the national government and some feminists.

Dec 13, 2018 / Feature / Meaghan Beatley

A protester waves a French flag during clashes with police at a demonstration by the

The Anger of the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ The Anger of the ‘Gilets Jaunes’

France’s unfair taxes have driven the Yellow Vest protest movement.

Dec 11, 2018 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Alexis Spire

Sanders-Warren Rally in Boston

Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment

It is time to think anew. The United States needs dramatic changes in its policies and the institutions that enforce them.

Dec 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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