Ireland

Subhumans to populists. African refugees, Ceuta..

William Noah Glucroft / 07 Aug 2026

Ceuta Shattered the EU Dream

Euroscepticism in an Age of Fascist Creep

It’s not so much that the European Union’s response to the Spanish migrant “crisis” was shameful. It was an embarrassment.(...)

Pro-Palestine is Antisemitism. London, January 2026.

Politics

Ari Paul / 07 Jul 2026

When False is True: The New Anti-Antizionism

Ruthless Cosmopolitan

Finding the perfect tweet to describe social media’s damage to collective knowledge feels futile.(...)

Neoliberal globalism is increasingly under attack. Humanitarian relief advert, central Switzerland.

Politics

John Foster / 19 Jun 2026

Demographic Populism Failure

The No to Ten Million Switzerland Referendum

The Swiss referendum on population growth underscored the limitations of centrism.(...)

This is what Northern Ireland sounds like. Band mural, Belfast.

Culture

John Foster / 15 May 2026

Anticolonial Hip-Hop

Fenian, by Kneecap

With Fenian, Belfast rap trio Kneecap continues the balancing act that has made them one of Europe’s most important cultural forces, a mix of language activism, comedy, and provocation.(...)

Politics

Mitchell Plitnick / 07 May 2026

Taking the Gaza War to Europe

Israel’s Greek Flotilla Raid

According to the Rome Statute, it’s a war crime to attack a humanitarian mission.(...)

Politics

Mitchell Plitnick / 23 Apr 2026

Above the Law

Israel and the European Union

Israel is in breach of its Association Agreement with the European Union due to human rights violations.(...)

Politics

Ari Paul / 23 Feb 2026

The Crimmigration State: America’s Concentration Camp Revival

Ruthless Cosmopolitan

The Trump Administration is expanding its network of immigrant detention centres, a move best described as the beginning of a new concentration camp system.(...)