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Search ArticlesA race for the South Atlantic Trump wants to push China out of Latin America. The South Atlantic, with its natural resources and strategic position, could be the deciding factor
For nearly half a century, the South Atlantic was what Brazilian researcher Adriana Erthal Abdenur called a ‘strategic backwater’: a space that remained outside the rivalry between the great powers and was able to consolidate its status as a zone of peace and a nuclear-weapon-free zone. That era is coming to an end.
Mélenchon is right about France’s debt More austerity could deepen France’s social tensions and strengthen the far right. But there is another way to tackle its debt
The sorry state of France’s public schools, which sparked angry demonstrations across the country, was a symptom of chronic austerity. But that did not stop the sirens of deeper austerity from rehearsing their song. Emmanuel Moulin, the governor of France’s central bank, is calling for large budget cuts to avert the ‘risk of being gradually strangled by rising interest rates’. If that happens, social tensions will be further inflamed and desperately needed investment will vanish.
Ukraine’s black swan moment Kyiv has given in to emotion rather than critically reassessing its strategy. What can save Ukraine from a never-ending war of attrition?
It was clear to realists as early as 2014 that peace talks with Russia would not be straightforward, whilst optimists began to realise this around the second year of the full-scale invasion. It is unclear what the idealists think on this matter, particularly within the Ukrainian government, which has traditionally lacked the ability to assess the world around itself pragmatically for years.
A roof, a right, a reckoning Spain’s housing crisis has brought down the government. Now Pedro Sánchez wants to use this, of all things, to mobilise the left-wing electorate
Abascal, who was living in poverty, has died. Aged 87, she did not die at home, as she had wished, but in the Madrid hospital to which she was taken following the forced eviction from her home. A flat in which she had lived for 70 years and whose rent she was no longer able to pay following extreme increases. Following the eviction, a large-scale protest sprang up spontaneously, with a tent camp set up in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square; other cities followed suit.
Peace is best served cold Grand bargains are fading from Mediterranean diplomacy. For the EU, patience may be its most useful asset
Peace processes around the Mediterranean no longer look much like traditional peace processes. Comprehensive settlements have largely disappeared. In their place now sit fragmented negotiations, informal diplomacy and alliances that can shift within weeks. Ceasefires are increasingly localised — and just as often broken.
Bye-bye Babler
It is not every day that a red multimillionaire knocks on the door of a social democratic party and says: ‘I want in. I’ll be your leader if you want me.’ That is exactly what happened to Austria’s Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) at the end of September. The man knocking on the door was Gerhard Zeiler, 71, a media executive also well known in Germany (RTL) who has served on the board of WarnerMedia in the United States since 2012. But with Zeiler, the past also came knocking.
Everyone involved, no one in charge Talk of the risks of AI is everywhere. But who is responsible if something goes wrong? It is time for international oversight
Several years ago, Mariana Mazzucato and I asked a simple question: Who is in charge if something goes wrong in the AI world? The question remains unanswered, even after the United Nations Security Council met last month to discuss the existential risks posed by AI. The meeting featured the very same tech CEOs who are now calling for a pause in AI development while rushing to build ever more powerful systems in a race to the bottom.
Starting a war is easier than ending one Militarily superior, yet still without victory. In Ukraine and Iran, escalation has exposed the limits of force — and the lack of an exit strategy
The Russian army has now been fighting in Ukraine for longer than Stalin’s Red Army fought Hitler’s Wehrmacht in the Second World War. Vladimir Putin and his military strategists were completely wrong about how long the conflict would last, having originally intended to bring it to an end in a blitzkrieg. The same applies to the current conflict between the United States and Iran. At the beginning of the war, President Donald Trump said that the operation would last ‘four to five weeks’.
Ensnared by success Lula’s policies have transformed Brazil, and with them, people’s expectations. Now the Left must find answers to these changing demands
The 2026 presidential elections in Brazil will be the seventh in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has run since he first became a candidate in 1989. Since taking office for the first time in 2003, Lula has initiated far-reaching changes in the economy and society – aiming to make Brazil a fairer place, to combat hunger and extreme poverty, and to provide equal opportunities for sections of the population that colonial structures have disadvantaged.
‘Progressives need their own story of national renewal’ Labour MP Liam Byrne on dealing with right-wing populism, national identity and the idea of a radical centre
Labour won a historic victory in 2024, yet Reform UK has continued to gain ground. In your book Why Populists Are Winning And How to Beat Them, you argue that populism thrives when people feel the system is rigged. Has Labour done enough to change that system — or has it offered too much continuity? There has been a big change in the British electorate over the last 10 to 15 years. It is now essentially split into a left bloc and a right bloc.