Worldwide we are in the middle of, what Heinrich Geiselberger calls, “The great regression”, a reaction against seemingly irresistible economic globalisation and planetary integration. Steve Latham The trend combines Brexit and Boris Johnson’s premiership, with Donald Trump’s election, Matteo Salvini in Italy, and Viktor Orban’s rule in Hungary. […]
In Focus
In Focus
A love so beautiful
Roy Orbison, in unmatched songs like “A love so beautiful”, evokes the poignancy of a partnership remembered but it takes the letters between two young Germans, written between late 1944 and early 1945, to ground the piercing tenderness in an all-too-real relationship. Sean Sheehan When the Nazis gained […]
The empowerment of women in the European Union
Little by little, women are coming to power in a European Union that takes pride in its plans for gender equality, despite the fact that many people do not consider such equality a done deal. Mario Muñoz Lozano Two weeks ago, 63-year-old judge, Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou, became president of […]
Dominican Republic is about to define its future
The local elections in this Caribbean nation are today – a little more than two weeks since their implementation – in their decisive stage and with all eyes back on them, considering their importance for the country’s future. Edilberto F. Méndez Amador The vote next 16 February goes […]
Laughing at life, crying too
An elderly man, the baron of the book’s title, returns to his native Hungary from Buenos Aires. Somehow –for amongst other things this is a book about fake news– a story about the baron being exceedingly rich gathers credibility. Sean Sheehan It is said that he will generously […]
















