European Union

Turkey Journalists Protest

Turkey’s New Constitutional Crisis Could End the Rule of Law Turkey’s New Constitutional Crisis Could End the Rule of Law

In refusing to release unjustly detained journalists, the lower courts are aiding President Erdogan’s repression.

Feb 8, 2018 / Constanze Letsch

Carles Puigdemont

Catalonia’s Elections Take Spain Back to Square One Catalonia’s Elections Take Spain Back to Square One

They made clear that the Spanish left lacks a convincing national project to counter the right’s reactionary, centralist patriotism.

Dec 29, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

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The Military-Industrial Complex Is Fundamentally Changing the European Union The Military-Industrial Complex Is Fundamentally Changing the European Union

EU leaders are planning a massive arms buildup—and, amid panic over terror attacks, the critics have been marginalized.

Nov 10, 2017 / Apostolis Fotiadis

Austrian Freedom Party

Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable? Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable?

The mainstream’s analysis of the phenomenon is deeply flawed, and its responses only exacerbate the problem.

Nov 1, 2017 / Paul Hockenos

Brexit supporters

The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering

Trump’s polarization of US politics follows a greater pattern of political crises in Spain, Great Britain, and elsewhere.

Oct 24, 2017 / John Feffer

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Ai Weiwei on the Refugee Crisis: ‘People Have Been Forced Into a State of Movement’ Ai Weiwei on the Refugee Crisis: ‘People Have Been Forced Into a State of Movement’

His new documentary, Human Flow, asks important questions about how we respond to the refugee crisis.

Oct 13, 2017 / Jon Wiener

Why Europe Needs a New Deal, Not Breakup

Why Europe Needs a New Deal, Not Breakup Why Europe Needs a New Deal, Not Breakup

The EU is facing a crisis of legitimacy—but retreating to the nation-state will only benefit the far right.

Oct 6, 2017 / Feature / Yanis Varoufakis and James K. Galbraith

Border camp Greece

Only One EU Country Has Permanently Taken In All the Asylum Seekers It Promised To Only One EU Country Has Permanently Taken In All the Asylum Seekers It Promised To

Less than a third of the 54,000 asylum seekers EU countries agreed to relocate have been provided long-term resettlement.

Sep 26, 2017 / Michelle Chen

A pro-independence rally

Have Spain and Catalonia Reached a Point of No Return? Have Spain and Catalonia Reached a Point of No Return?

The bitter struggle over an independence referendum has pushed the country into a grave constitutional crisis.

Sep 26, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Angela Merkel Campaigning

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Appears Set to Win a 4th Term—but at What Cost? German Chancellor Angela Merkel Appears Set to Win a 4th Term—but at What Cost?

The anchor of the eurozone looks like an island of centrist calm amid turbulent populist waters. But an existential crisis may be looming.

Sep 20, 2017 / Philip Oltermann

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