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Search ArticlesNot just Iran’s front The war against Iran has given the Houthis a strategic opening. But their renewed attacks serve their own agenda
When the US and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February this year, triggering a new spiral of military escalation in the Middle East and the Gulf, many observers saw it as only a matter of time before Yemen’s Houthis would also intervene. As an important part of the so-called ‘Axis of Resistance’, they were seen as a natural actor in any potential expansion of the conflict — for example, by resuming attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
A positive example for others to follow The EU has a historic opportunity to improve workers’ livelihoods by setting an example in how it chooses to spend public money
Rents are higher than the minimum wage in most EU capitals. Energy prices continue to spike over the US war on Iran. And after this summer’s heatwaves and a record-breaking El Niño looming, rising food prices will likely drive inflation in 2027. The essentials of a good life – secure housing, energy and food – have become unaffordable for ordinary working Europeans. Many are taking on second jobs to make ends meet.
California is taking on the ultra-rich Could this be the start of a global movement to end tax impunity at the top?
California could soon become the first US state to make billionaires pay a tax on their wealth. On 3 November, Californians will vote not only in the US midterm elections, but also on a one-time five per cent levy on the assets of every billionaire residing in the state. The tax is expected to raise around $100 billion, primarily for healthcare. To secure the proposal’s place on the November ballot, the labour union behind the initiative had to overcome significant hurdles.
Should Icelanders vote ‘yes’? Iceland is taking the question of EU membership back to the ballot box. For the country’s small economy, the stakes are high
On 29 August, Iceland will hold a referendum on whether to resume European Union membership negotiations. Should Icelanders vote ‘yes’? As a member of the European Economic Area, the Schengen Area, and the European Free Trade Association, Iceland already enjoys the EU’s free movement of goods, services, people and capital.
A window into Tehran Iran’s power transition has created room for diplomacy. But Europe’s chance to shape the new order may be passing faster than expected
Six months have passed since the joint US-Israeli airstrike that killed Ali Khamenei. Less than two weeks later, his son Mojtaba Khamenei was elected as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic. Yet the crucial question today is not the succession itself, but rather: to what extent does the new leader already wield the power his father built up over decades? So far, the answer is clear: not yet fully. That is precisely where a diplomatic opportunity lies — including for Europe.
The terabyte trap Swapping Palantir for a European equivalent may change who controls the technology, but not its democratic consequences
‘We used to deal with diaries; today we deal with terabytes,’ Germany’s interior minister, Alexander Dobrindt, recently remarked as parliament considered legislation extending the federal police’s digital surveillance and analytical powers. In Dobrindt’s almost poetic formulation, the shift sounds mainly quantitative. Where villains once left behind physical notes and fingerprints, today, like everyone else, they shed innumerable digital traces across the surface of everyday life.
The Western way of life as a target Why the debate after the Berlin CSD attack may be missing the bigger picture
A month ago, the attack on the Berlin CSD caused a stir in political circles. The debate unfolded along familiar lines. Whilst some emphasised the dangers of Islamism and its trivialisation by left-wing figures, others pointed to the shared responsibility of right-wing figures, who they claimed had paved the way for such an act. In the public eye, the attack was primarily linked to anti-queer sentiment.
Strength needs limits Europe is betting increasingly heavily on military power. But as rearmament accelerates, arms control is becoming more – not less – essential
Europe is rearming on a significant scale. Given Russia’s war of aggression and an increasingly uncertain world, this is understandable. Yet the security policy debate is increasingly creating the impression that defence and deterrence are the only serious responses to the new threats. Arms control and disarmament, by contrast, are quickly dismissed as relics of a bygone era — naïve at best, irresponsible at worst. That is a mistake.
Holiday with the Taliban Afghanistan is gaining popularity as a tourist destination. But what exactly are visitors seeing — and what remains out of sight?
Five years after the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan is one of the most repressive countries in the world for women and girls. Their rights to education, work and freedom of movement in public spaces are severely restricted, while poverty has skyrocketed across the country. And yet, Afghanistan is still attracting tourists. As the recent Weltspiegel documentary and the podcast Ferien bei den Taliban (Holiday with the Taliban) revealed, Afghanistan is gaining popularity as a tourist destination.
The price of silence Five years of Taliban rule raise an uncomfortable question: what exactly has isolation achieved?
Last weekend, marked five years since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. For five years, much of the Western world has pursued a policy of non-engagement toward the Taliban, premised on the assumption that isolation would generate pressure for change on issues such as human rights particularly the rights and freedoms of women. Not only has this not materialized, but the approach has also imposed a severe cost on ordinary citizens.