Brexit could see the UK eventually lose Scotland, Northern Ireland, and a great deal of its prosperity.
Regions / Europe & Central Asia
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson can claim victories in early 2020, but Brexit and impeachment may come back to haunt them and the far right later in the year.
Since the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia have experienced unexpected reversals in fortune. Are we next in line for post-imperial decline?
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, indigenous, and civil society groups — and fewer oil companies.
Rich countries embraced trade multilateralism when it suited them, and now they’re abandoning it. That may not be such a bad thing.
Despite blatant corruption and ineptitude, the far right on both sides of the Atlantic continues to reap harvests from its failures.
The new right campaigns everywhere on a platform of “sovereignty,” while leaving countries more exposed to the dictates of global markets than ever.
Donald Trump says that impeachment is actually a coup. It's one more example of his attack on the rule of law.
Impeachment may be necessary, even noble. Yet we don’t need to merely restore our political order — we need to overturn it.
Despite the dashed hopes of the early 2010s, social movements are still winning important fights — and building a framework for human survival.