Saxony-Anhalt: A German Earthquake
10/09/2026
After its victory, can the AfD form a government in the East German state? And if not, what coalition of rivals could possibly govern in its place?
Le Pen-Bardella: The Far Right Playing Both Sides
08/09/2026
The RN has risen thanks to its leaders’ ability to rally working-class voters while securing support from business elites. Can it maintain unity?
Competitive, Green, Social: Can Europe Have All Three?
15/09/2026
The EU has placed competitiveness, industrial renewal, and strategic autonomy at the centre of its agenda. But will these ambitions support the green and social transition, or become a pretext for deregulation and a weakening of Social Europe? The General Director of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), Andrew Watt, explains what this changing political landscape could mean for workers and trade unions and social policy – and for the kind of economic model Europe is building.
Can Greens Lead the Way on China?
25/08/2026
Life Lines: Navigating Demographic Shifts
Adjusting to the new demographic reality requires that we pivot away from productivity and growth, and towards care for one another and for the planet.
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Normalising “Remigration”: A Far-Right Playbook
How do extreme far-right ideas travel from the fringes to the fore of political discourse?
“Grey Power”: Does the Future Belong to the Old?
As Europe’s electorates age, Ben Wray asks whether intergenerational conflict is inevitable.
Are Citizens Really Moving to the Right?
If electoral outcomes increasingly reflect unequal participation and representation, what does this mean for the Left and for democracy?
How Firewalls Fall
Political and economic elites nurture far-right forces to prevent the emergence of genuine alternatives to the neoliberal consensus.
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