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Renowned intellectual and author of over a dozen essays, Ivan Krastev examines European unrest over the last 30 years. The crises of the past ten years are symptoms of a West in crisis. Migration, demographics, a pandemic and now a war in Ukraine, it all poses serious challenges to our democracies. It's like we've closed off our future.

Interview with political scientist Ivan Krastev

Pan-European interview with Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev.

"Make people fear the future and democratic institutions are paralysed"

Cheaper, greener and right on trend, 87% of Europeans already buy second-hand clothing. To be sole online, in trendy vintage shops or as rags, tons of used clothing travels around the world every day. It's a market that today is worth 128 billion euros and this will only grow with the overproduction of fast fashion. But what are the real costs to the planet and humans of the second-hand clothing market?

Is second-hand clothing really the solution to overconsumption?

Second-hand clothing: an ecological and social myth?

The Assad clan, in power for decades, has fallen in a matter of weeks. Toppled rebels led by Abu Mohammed Al-Joulani. But who is he? And what hope of peaceful coexistence for Syria’s mosaic of peoples.

Syria: After the Dictatorship

The Assad clan, in power for decades, has fallen in a matter of weeks. Toppled rebels led by Abu Mohammed Al-Joulani. But who is he? 

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The term "Latin America" is a political idea that developed in the 19th century. From Mexico to Argentina, the twenty countries that make up Latin America are extremely diverse. How did they make the transition from the European colonial period, through American dominance, to today’s increasingly multipolar world?

Latin America: Under the Radar?

Focus on Latin America, a world region often the plaything of larger powers.

Mapping the World

South Korea has managed to build a modern economy with a highly educated workforce, leading the world in many sectors. How did it achieve this feat after the devastating war with the North in the 1950s?

South Korea's Economic Miracle

South Korea has managed to build a modern economy with a highly educated workforce, leading the world in many sectors. 

Kosovo has a sincere admiration for the United States. When NATO intervened in 1999, a decision by President Bill Clinton, the USA was viewed as the country’s saviour in the face of Serbian aggression.

Kosovo: The American Dream

When NATO intervened in Kosovo in 1999, the USA was viewed as Kosovo's saviour in the face of Serbian aggression.

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Mapping the World focuses on Italy, a founding member of the EU and a popular tourist destination. What has led to rising populism in the southern European nation?

Italian Populism: From Berlusconi to Meloni

What has led to rising populism in one of the founding members of the EU?

Mapping the World explores how armed groups supported by Iran - Hezbollah, Houthi rebels and Iraqi militias - have become key players in the Middle East and to what extent their involvement is contributing to making the region unstable.

Iran's Network of Militias

Mapping the World explores how armed groups supported by Iran - Hezbollah, Houthi rebels and Iraqi militias - have become key players in the Middle East.

Spain and Germany view the EU MERCOSUR trade agreement as an opportunity whilst France sees it as a threat to its agricultural industries with unfair competition from countries that can produce food cheaper and with less stringent regulations. An opportunity to take a look at how agriculture has undergone a revolution in recent decades.

MERCOSUR & the Globalisation of Agriculture

Spain and Germany view the EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement as an opportunity whilst France sees it as a threat to its agricultural industries.

In the Baltic Sea an undersea cable linking Germany to Finland has been mysteriously damaged. How did submarine communications cables become targets? And why does Finland have a particularly tense relationship with Vladimir Putin's Russia?

Hybrid War in the Baltic?

In the Baltic Sea an undersea cable has been mysteriously damaged. How did communications cables become targets? 

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