Misogynistic rhetoric; widespread hate speech against women in certain circles; calls for violence against them, and even outright murder plots. The manosphere continues to grow and to radicalise, and ...
The first European Capital of Borderless Culture will be a Slovenian town and its Italian twin. They represent a Europe where ...
While you probably heard all about Mercosur, it was much easier to miss news of the new free trade agreement between the European Union and India. This “mother of all deals” – as described by European ...
Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s top corporate greenhouse gas emitters, supplies fossil-based plastics to global brands that ...
This is the first in a series of columns in which Carl Henrik Fredriksson sets current affairs in a cultural frame. By ...
Russia is trying to freeze Ukraine into submission. With temperatures plunging to -20°C, Moscow's repeated strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have plunged the country into glacial darkness. 80 ...
Bordering Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis is the poorest and youngest district in metropolitan France, and distills many of the problems and paradoxes that tend to characterise the “banlieues.” In the town ...
In the second instalment of “Backdropping Current Affairs,” Carl Henrik Fredriksson is amazed by newly released footage of the Louvre robbery. But other Louvre scenes prove more telling: from David’s ...
Meagre pay, weak or non-existent social protection, and job insecurity. For years now, the press has been in a structural economic crisis, and it’s taking a toll on journalists. Once seen as ...
Lors des élections législatives de 2025, le pays a résolument opté pour le rapprochement avec l’Union européenne. Près de la frontière roumaine, l’adhésion est presque une réalité. Du côté de celle av ...
Als erste grenzüberschreitende Kulturhauptstadt Europas symbolisieren die slowenische Stadt Nova Gorica und ihre italienische ...
Prima capitale europea della cultura transfrontaliera, la città slovena e la sua gemella italiana mostrano un'Europa in cui la frontiera scompare dal paesaggio, ma rimane impressa nella memoria.