Authoritarianism

The US intervention in Venezuela, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s massacres in Gaza, seems to be the final nail in the coffin of international law. This return to brutality and the law of the strongest on the international stage masks an inability to address the real problems of the present. In response to Trump and all the autocrats of the world, Europe should champion a path of non-violent diplomacy.

Quantity matters more than quality when your goal is controlling the narrative, says Kata Benedek.

Amidst far-right instrumentalisation, can musicians play a progressive tune? Emília Barna and Melanie Schiller talk to Konrad Bleyer-Simon.

Fifty years after the death of the dictator, experts are split over how to educate younger generations about the legacy his ideology left.

Deep engagement with complex texts is crucial for protecting us against bias and prejudice – especially in the age of artificial intelligence.

Andrea Pető looks at the importance of moral persistence in the face of apparent defeat.

Beyond pragmatic exchange, the alliance between Netanyhu’s Israel and Europe’s far right is rooted in a shared nativist and anti-Islam ideology.

Populist rhetoric, personal favouritism, and the decline of Italy’s fourth estate.

The host of COP29 is accused of trying to use the event to greenwash its image as a despotic petrostate.

The selection of Baku as host casts doubts on the effectiveness of the world’s biggest climate summit.