As Europe hardens its security agenda, it risks weakening the local foundations that make societies resilient in the first ...

A post-American world? Apparently not so bad after all. The collapse of the world order is going much better than expected ...

If it is true that art imitates life, works of imagination can reflect underlying truths about our own experience. The ...

A positive form of populism? Péter Magyar’s victory shows that if you want to beat illiberal forces, voters’ fears must be ...

The manosphere is no longer fringe. Backed by algorithms and money, it is reshaping politics one grievance at a time ...

Russia’s war exposes a blind spot in Europe’s historical memory: imperialism did not end with overseas colonialism ...

Vice-Rector for Research at Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU). His research has focused primarily on East and Central European intellectual history, the history of ideas and comparative literature ...

Khanya Burns-Ncamashe is Head of Democracy at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) South Africa, focusing on strengthening democratic culture, supporting civil society and advancing inclusive political ...

Oliver Üllenberg is the head of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s office in Colombia. He has been working for the FES in various roles since 2003, including in the field of political adult education ...

Antonia Herzinger works at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s office in Washington, D.C. She studied political science and American studies at the University of Regensburg. Whilst studying, she ...

K.-P. Ludwig is Managing Partner at Craftwerk Consult in Potsdam. He is a systems engineer specialising in space systems and has worked for Airbus and the German Federal Ministry of Research, ...

In a growing number of OECD countries, ‘simplifying’ employment protection is back on the political agenda – from the EU's competitiveness drive to the OECD’s 2025 Economic Outlook. The argument is ...