The time to commit and act to protect our planet is NOW. Elena Panova* Every day, we wake up on distressing news relaying stark warnings issued by experts and scientists that our planet, and our very existence on it, are under serious threat due to climate change. A human-made crisis. …
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The grandiose promises Johnson makes to survive, Paul Mason writes, rely on a state like those … in the European Union. Paul Mason* Boris Johnson has survived, but only just. The 148 Conservative MPs who voted no confidence in the prime minister on June 6th represented 41 per cent of …
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Kate Pickett explains how to turn the vicious circle of inequality and social mistrust into a virtuous one. Kate Pickett* Holidaying on the island of Arran, off the west coast of Scotland, we came upon a geological site known as Hutton’s Unconformity. James Hutton, an 18th-century geologist, became curious about …
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How official instant messaging can be made accessible is a big question. Whether it is compatible with democracy is a bigger one. Jonathan White* In April 2021, the New York Times reported that the European Union’s Covid-19 vaccine deal with Pfizer had been negotiated by a series of text messages and calls between …
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In the dusk of neoliberalism, a new narrative is needed to untangle the moral and political trade-offs of our times. Piergiuseppe Fortunato* On May 4th 1979, Margaret Thatcher entered 10 Downing Street in London as a British prime minister. The time had finally come to put into practice her political …
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The security architecture of the past 50 years is in ruins. Robert Misik maps a policy for the new cold war. Robert Misik* ‘I erred.’ With these frank words—not exactly typical for a politician—the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier summed up his assessment of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and his adherence over …
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James Zogby* Russia should be condemned for its invasion and Ukrainians deserve their freedom — not because they are Europeans from a “largely peaceful” continent, but because invasion and occupation by bullies are wrong wherever they occur and whoever they are. The double standards in political commentary regarding the war …
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Stronger legislation than the European Commission envisages is needed to regulate AI and protect workers. Aida Ponce Del Castillo* Artificial Intelligence (AI) is of strategic importance for the European Union: the European Commission frequently affirms that ‘artificial intelligence with a purpose, can make Europe a world leader’. Recently, the commissioner …
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Russia has upended the old rules-based order, Paul Mason writes. Europe needs to shape a new one. Paul Mason* While Western capitals scramble to send supplies of arms, munitions and aid to Ukraine, the strategic choices looming over the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are becoming clearer. NATO’s ‘strategic concept’—a 12-year-old …
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Europe’s problem isn’t just dependence on Russian oil and gas. It’s dependence on fossil fuels. Pascoe Sabido* The invasion of Ukraine has exposed the European Union’s dependence on Russian oil and gas. Its imports are directly funding Vladimir Putin’s war efforts, to the tune of €20 Billion in March alone. The EU’s …
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