The German technocrat’s second term will focus on business, conservative values and security threats.

The late Italian prime minister’s ascent to power in the 1990s laid the foundations for the post-truth era.

The adoption of populism by other parties casts doubts on Italy’s capacity to keep Giorgia Meloni’s agenda in check.

Italy’s progressive forces will need to change path to counter the rise of right-wing populism.

Unprecedented state violence against protesters is making royal rule increasingly unpopular in eSwatini.

Prime Minister Draghi’s economic plans mark a break from neoliberal orthodoxy. Will progressives seize the opportunity?

Progressives and centrists in the Democratic Party need to maintain unity if they are to defeat Trumpism.

There is little doubt that the Italian economy needs to restart, and restart soon. But at what cost?

There is a clear element of eugenics in the proposals to pursue herd immunity as a strategy against the pandemic.