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The lead-up to COP30 has been dominated by pessimism about the prospects for a breakthrough on climate change. Yet as...

Are climate policies damaging the economy? Till Hilmar writes that despite the staggering costs of climate change, opposing climate policies...

As global temperatures rise, we risk passing multiple climate tipping points beyond which natural systems will begin to change irreversibly....

Giorgia Meloni has struck a balance between nationalism and pragmatism during her three years as Italian prime minister. Yet as...

Is populism a threat to democracy or a force for democratisation? Yaprak Gürsoy and Toygar Sinan Baykan argue populism can...

The Israel-Hamas peace plan brokered by Donald Trump has brought a ceasefire to Gaza. Yet as Robert H. Wade argues,...

The announcement of a new mandatory digital ID scheme in the UK has generated a backlash from citizens. Ronnie Das...

Andrej Babiš’s ANO won the Czech legislative election on 3–4 October. Yet as Jan Rovny explains, Babiš will find it...

What do citizens of European countries think about foreign aid and development cooperation? Using a new dataset covering France, Germany,...

Ageing populations and the power of the “grey vote” are undermining Europe’s economic growth, writes Tim Vlandas. Yet an ageing...