Empire’s new ruins
The writer and musician Akala has become an essential voice in Britain’s debate on race, class and identity.
Politics & Conflict
The destruction of religious pluralism in India
There is anxiety that four million Bengali speakers in the Indian state of Assam could be rendered stateless overnight.
“The most important challenge of our day is to escape the borders of nation states”
Q&A with Lorenzo Marsili and Niccolo Milanese, authors of "Citizens of Nowhere: How Europe Can Be Saved From Itself"
Book review: Dictator Literature
Daniel Kalder's book asks why the books of extraordinary world leaders are so often mind-numbingly dull.
What happened after Russia decriminalised domestic abuse
Despite a chronic domestic violence problem, a new law has made punishing abusers even harder. Where does Russia go from here?
The search for “British” rights
In attempting to dismantle human rights laws allegedly imposed by Brussels, we may find we need them more than ever
“Who will have our backs now?”
In Pakistan, accusations of blasphemy can lead to death at the hands of the state – or the mob. A few brave lawyers are fighting back.
“People cannot say they did not know what was happening”
Q&A with journalist and author Rania Abouzeid.
How elite networks shape our society
What the Cambridge Analytica scandal reveals about Britain.
“War is the way Americans learn geography”
Q&A with peace activist Medea Benjamin, author of the new book "Inside Iran".