Funding hate
The World Congress of Families is linking US funders to reactionary politics across Europe.
Politics & Conflict
“Liberalism’s future now rests on a single question”
Q&A with William Davies, author of "This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain".
Watching the watchmen
Amid Covid-19 curfews, the return of Turkey’s brutal auxiliary police force is striking fear into civilians
Fear and loathing in Hong Kong
As Beijing’s political dominance intensifies, so have tensions between ordinary citizens.
Russia’s forgotten pacifists
While support for the military surges, it's instructive to remember Russia’s pacifist history.
Let them wear hats
In 1925, Turkey banned the fez. Death and defiance soon followed.
Book Review: The New Silk Roads
A masterful mapping out of a new world order centred around China.
Hagia Sophia re-mosqued
The story of Istanbul's Aya Sofya, now once again a sacred space, holds a mirror up to the region's history and points to a rocky future.
The state is watching
The inclusion of eco-activists in the Prevent counter-terrorism programme is only the tip of the iceberg.
Book review: The Far Right Today
Cas Mudde's exploration of the right-wing resurgence should ring alarm bells all over the globe.