The thin green line
By Khaled Diab The environmental movement has scored remarkable recent successes, but the situation for the climate and nature remains
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Trump is terrible but Europe and the Middle East have racism too
By Khaled Diab Outside America, Donald Trump has provoked near universal outrage and dismay. However, Europeans and Middle Easterners must
Read moreMy fellow Americans, socialism is not an insult
By Rebekah Crawford I may never be able to convince a Trump voter not to vote for Trump, but I
Read moreMoria and the smouldering ruins of Europe’s humanity
By Boštjan Videmšek in Lesbos The refugees and migrants who survived the fire at the Moria camp in Lesbos find
Read moreBelgium’s endless identity crisis
As it stumbles from one political crisis to the next, Belgium faces a profound existential threat. But can the slow
Read moreRobust health systems are society’s first line of defence against pandemics
Belgium has long been written off as a dysfunctional and failing state, yet its response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been surprisingly functional
Read moreSteve Bannon is being amplified, not silenced
By providing Steve Bannon with an uncritical solo platform, the Oxford Union has failed in its mission as a forum of free and fair debate, succumbing instead to tabloid sensationalism.
Read moreIsland of despair
While the outrage of Europeans has been turned to Donald Trump’s wall and the handling of migrants at the border with Mexico, they ignore a humanitarian disaster closer to home. The EU has left Greece to handle the influx of refugees on its own and those stuck on Lesbos are living in abysmal conditions.
Read moreA new Tembo for an old museum
As Belgium’s revamped Africa museum prepares to re-open its doors, Christian Nielsen checks out its glistening new restaurant.
Read moreThe road less travelled, part V: Shakespeare in Sweden
In his final stop on his ‘road less travelled’ tour, Christian Nielsen uncovers the possible prototype for Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a Swedish hamlet.
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