‘Yellow vests’: the first rebellion against the ecological transition
A few extra cents on fuel cannot explain the anger. Macron recognised the tension between the ‘end of the world’ and the ‘end of the month’.
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The young have more sway in the US than in Europe
Age has become a key factor in politics, both in the US and in Europe, but young people hold more sway in the former than in the latter.
Brexit’s bad bargain: losing sovereignty
Perhaps the draft Brexit agreement reached by the UK and EU negotiators is the best possible under the circumstances. Nothing is yet assured.
A Contract to remedy the web
Treinta años después, Tim Berners-Lee propuso en la Web Summit en Lisboa un "contrato para la Web" para garantizar que la Red siga siendo libre y abierta.
The radical right lacks an International
The radical right is on the rise in a range of democracies, from Europe to Brazil. It is globalising rather than internationalising.
Ending Zero-Zero under China’s shadow
China is what really concerns the Trump Administration and it could be the main reason for the announcement to withdraw from the INF or Zero-Zero Treaty.
US unemployment: good, but…
The latest official unemployment figure in the US, released in September, stood at 3.7%, which puts it on the brink of full employment. Or does it?
2018, a lost year for Europe
There was a time when it was hoped that 2018 would be the year in which the EU. The Bavarian results have triggered a political earthquake.
Half the world is middle class
The middle and wealthy classes now account for more than half the world’s population, rather more than 3.8 billion people, a majority.
If the UK stays
The prospect is again being raised of Brexit not taking place and the UK remaining in the EU. Bu the Remain option is not devoid of problems for the EU.
The G20 and the management of global goods
It is necessary to incorporate into this governance an inductive, with more actors, drawn from civil societies and citizens, the cities and the businesses.
Trump against the future of China
Why is it unlikely that the US will fail to attain its goals against China, which go far beyond rebalancing its trade deficit?