Is the ‘Swedish Model’ of Social Democracy Endangered? Is the ‘Swedish Model’ of Social Democracy Endangered?
The rise of the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats is stunning—but the Social Democrats have been losing ground for decades.
Sep 17, 2018 / Lars Trägårdh
Team Trump’s Magical Thinking on Palestine Team Trump’s Magical Thinking on Palestine
The administration has a predilection for disruptive gestures, but it’s not such a radical departure from decades of US policy.
Sep 14, 2018 / Mouin Rabbani
Was Oslo Doomed From the Start? Was Oslo Doomed From the Start?
“I remember the nice days where there was peace without agreement. Now we have agreement without peace.”
Sep 13, 2018 / Sandy Tolan
25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians 25 Years After the Oslo Accords, Independence Remains More Elusive than Ever for Palestinians
The time has long since come to embrace a new paradigm based on equal rights for all in Palestine/Israel.
Sep 13, 2018 / Rashid Khalidi
‘Overtourism’ Is Driving Europeans Crazy ‘Overtourism’ Is Driving Europeans Crazy
Is anti-tourist sentiment code for classism, racism, and xenophobia, or a legitimate concern over a city's capacity to accommodate visitors?
Sep 12, 2018 / Jessica Loudis
Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course
But growing splits between Washington and the two Koreas threaten progress.
Sep 11, 2018 / Tim Shorrock
Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right Rioting in Germany Exposes the Growing Power of the Far Right
There is now a spirit of mutual accommodation among neo-Nazis, parts of mainstream political parties, and the police.
Sep 7, 2018 / Jordan Stancil
John Dower in Conversation: Part I John Dower in Conversation: Part I
The groundbreaking historian of Japan talks about the challenges of scholarship during rapidly changing times.
Sep 6, 2018 / Q&A / Patrick Lawrence
The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun The Syrian War Is Still Raging, but the Battle Over Reconstruction Has Already Begun
Russia is pushing for Western funding—with little success.
Sep 5, 2018 / Richard Salame
China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War
Bellicose pronouncements from Washington and crackdowns from Beijing aren’t stifling China’s labor movement.
Sep 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen