Politics

Can Austria and Portugal provide clues as to which conditions are needed for progressive forces to flourish?

An interview with Tomas Tomilinas, MP with the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union who gained a landslide victory last year.

Alexander Van der Bellen’s election as president was a boost for Austrian Greens, but many challenges lie ahead.

A discussion with Ralf Fücks, outgoing president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, on the situation in Germany, coalitions with Merkel and the rise of the AfD.

Poland’s increasingly polarised political discourse, an increasing state grip on the media, and how to break the pattern.

As Trump steps into the White House, does this signal the end of US soft power? And if so, what could this mean for Europe and the rest of the world?

A recent breakthrough illustrates how forming political alliances could be a path to power for progressive forces in the UK.

What was the Italian referendum on constitutional reforms really about?

An analysis of Spain’s political uncertainty.

Social geographer Daniela Festa explores the commons within the context of neoliberal expansion in Italy.