Culture And Arts
Universalism in dark times
It has become axiomatic in our distrustful age that truth stands in tension with...
The right policy for the wrong reasons
Pronatalism has become a populist vote winner for right-wing parties in Central...
More than the line on a map
A country’s or regional union’s border is not as fixed as cartography would have...
Back to square one
Vladimir Putin insists that Russia is a unique civilisation state. But behind this...
Four-day workweek: Dream or reality?
Pilot schemes show that the four-day week can increase productivity while significantly...
Warehousing children
From free school meals to the privatization of family policy, early childhood education...
The Moscow connection
Even after the disgracing of Gerhard Schröder and Scholz’s trumpeted Zeitenwende,...
Vertical occupation
Perceiving war as a series of strategic manoeuvres delineated on a map renders a...
C. elegans och magkänslan
Säg att du går ut för att köpa en ny vinterjacka. Du har en begränsad budget och...
Pasti demodernizacije
Kapitalizem ni več svetel žarek: nekoč vplivne države so tik pred tem, da se vpišejo...
Measuring the mobile body
New border and surveillance technologies are being lauded for their accuracy and...
Europe poops in its own nest
From the English Channel to the Sea of Marmara, Europe’s seas are soaked in sewage....
Meet one of the 2024 IWAA Honorees, Youtube Sensation Shaneca...
Meet one of the 2024 IWAA Honorees, Youtube Sensation Shaneca Alicia Smith: The...
Wording of trauma, recording memory
Writing is a known tool for healing trauma. And poetry lends itself to rapid responses...
Israel’s dead end
Israel’s devastating response to the Hamas attacks is based on the untenable belief...
Desperation for refrigeration
Kitchen white goods – ubiquitous modern appliances revered for lightening household...
Bargain-basement nationalism
Marine Le Pen’s mainstreaming of the Rassemblement national involves cutting ties...
The Po Valley: An Italian paradox
The Pianura Padana is home to a third of Italy’s population and generates nearly...
Exploring ageing
Ageing gracefully? Why not age disgracefully instead! Four generations discuss the...
The traps of de-modernization
Capitalism is no longer a shining beacon: once influential countries are on the...
The values of us all
International humanitarian law forbids neither resistance nor self-defence. But...
Water: From scarcity to equity
Conventional market-led solutions to water scarcity in the Arab Mediterranean, above...
Breaking bread: Food and water systems under pressure
As the end of abundance becomes an everyday experience in Europe, we are thinking...
Syphillis soaring across Europe
An outburst of syphillis is sweeping across Europe, and new HIV infections are also...
