How Belarus’s authoritarian creep reached the Olympics
An alleged attempt to forcibly repatriate the Belarusian sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya suggests sport is still far from free of politics.
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Why Germany’s 2021 election could be the most significant in decades
The race to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor may look like a predictable affair, but there are five reasons why…
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Is Belarus using migrants to wage “hybrid warfare” on the EU?
A spike in migration to Lithuania illustrates the dangers posed to Europe by Alexander Lukashenko’s rogue regime.
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Why American democracy is under threat
Republican efforts to restrict voting rights in the US revive the legacy of Jim Crow and imperil the future of…
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Homophobic violence shows the rise of illiberalism in Georgia
Many in the country see terrified LGBT Georgians and a dead journalist as having paid the price for the government’s failure…
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The politics of lies: Boris Johnson and the erosion of the rule of law
The London bureau chief for Germany’s public broadcaster reflects on Britain’s government.
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Jacob Zuma: unrest shakes South Africa after the ex-president’s detention
For President Cyril Ramaphosa – Zuma’s successor – the violence and looting is a clear challenge to his struggle to uphold the…
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How mistrust is fuelling a Covid-19 surge in Russia
Vaccine hesitancy and unpopular policies could hurt Vladimir Putin ahead of this year’s legislative elections.
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