Politics & Conflict

Book review: Charges – The Supplicants

Elfriede Jelinek's play is a blistering indictment of European asylum policy, and the indifference or hostility of some Europeans.

Sara Khan's book is essential reading for those who care about building and maintaining a peaceful, plural society.

Donald Trump’s populism has a striking precedent. So what can we learn from the Berlusconi era?

Behind the frontlines in Syria, a self-governing Kurdish region is making a radical attempt at gender equality.

Intolerance and bigotry are in the ascendant. Owen Jones surveys the challenges ahead.

Out now - a special edition on democracy and its discontents.

London’s secret network of underground tunnels provide a physical history of the nuclear war that never was.

Jeremy Corbyn’s ascent to the Labour leadership has placed bitter arguments about Israel and anti-Semitism in the spotlight.

Controversy over a student protest in India has exposed the dangerous rise of nationalism in the world’s largest democracy.

Q&A: Ece Temelkuran's new book tries to explain Turkey's current turmoil to a global audience.