Behind The Lines

Taking Greenland Seriously

By Heather McRobie
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Greenland briefly bubbled up into the global consciousness this summer when Donald Trump’s offer to purchase the country was quickly dismissed as “absurd” by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. (More…)

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Bad and worse. Poland, 2012.

The Promise of Populism

By Karolina Zbytniewska
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A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of populism. Frequently used as a synonym for fascism, it is not as consistent as the press would have it. Especially behind the former Iron Curtain. (More…)

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Civil rights marchers. Madrid, April 2019.

Keeping It Real

By John Foster
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In a development that is very much emblematic of the state of politics in Europe, Spain is spiralling toward another round of elections to be held in the second week of November. (More…)

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Migrant and solidarity mural. Tel Aviv, May Day 2018.

My Life With Netanyahu

By Joel Schalit
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“He’s going to save Israel from the Europeans.” So said my late aunt, handing me a photocopy of something written by its new ambassador to the UN. “Netanyahu speaks the truth.” (More…)

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Finsbury Mosque Attack memorial. London, June 2017.

Right to Remain

By Josh White
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Haringey Green Lanes is not a long way from Westminster. It’s less than an hour’s drive. But it might as well take several hours. (More…)

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Germany against racism. Berlin, June 2019.

Coming Up for Air

By John Foster
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Describing his time in Nazi prison camps in the 1930s, Paul Massing noted that the experience was much more difficult for those outside his political party. (More…)

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The America they don't like. Anti-Trump protest, London.

The United States of Britain

By Josh Kitto
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How many justices of the UK Supreme Court can you name? It’s a flippant question to pose, especially to British politicians and journalists. Chances are, they’ll only be able to cite American ones. (More…)

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The seeds of Brexit were planted decades ago. Salford, 1971.

Leave to Remain

By Josh White
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Bolsover is a long way from Westminster. It’s an old mining town, mostly white British and ageing, where the factories have closed and the mines have been filled in. This is Labour country, but it’s also Brexit country, too. (More…)

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CasaPound's squat cum HQ, in Rome.

Far-Right Housing Complexes

By Joe Keady
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One of the overarching projects of the European new right is an incremental disentangling what it considers the “good” fascists from the “bad” Nazis. (More…)

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