EU – The Battleground

John Foster / 24 Sep 2022

Can’t Forget Fascism

Mussolini in Myth and Memory, by Paul Corner

If the spin is correct, Giorgia Meloni won Italy’s election already.(...)

Dining With Marine Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron’s stump speech in Strasbourg last week was a blast from the past.(...)

John Foster / 01 Apr 2022

Ukraine’s Revolt, Russia’s Revenge, by Christopher Smith

If the war in Ukraine has taught us anything, it’s that really good henchman are hard to find.(...)

Joel Schalit / 25 Jan 2022

Holocaust Memorial Day in Torino

It’s an awkward sort of honour. But Torino always has the best Holocaust Memorial Day billboards. (...)

Josh White / 29 Nov 2021

Britain’s Immigration Debate

Borders bring almost as much insecurity as security.(...)

Ruslan Trad / 22 Nov 2021

Bulgaria’s COVID Crisis

One would think that the political crisis, the lack of government, and the third consecutive parliamentary election in a year are hard enough situations for Bulgaria.(...)

John Foster / 01 Oct 2021

Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy, by Adam Tooze

In Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World’s Economy, Adam Tooze cites a fund manager’s assessment of the difficulties facing traders when the pandemic blew up in March 2020:(...)