USA Euroviews. Abortion exceptions for rape don't ensure rape victims like me can get abortions ǀ View Applying for an exemption asks victims to undertake a confusing and onerous process that can compound the trauma of being raped and becoming pregnant. 31/05/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. The centre can hold: Reassembling a broken party system for the new century ǀ View When historians open their laptops and look back at the latter half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, one of the key psephological trends they will notice is the decline of the two main political parties’ vice-like grip on the electoral system. 29/05/2019
Libya Euroviews. Europe's inaction on the civil war in Libya will bring crisis to our shores ǀ View It isn’t hard to see why Ghassan Salamé accused the global community of lacking the ‘moral motivation’ to end the Libyan civil war. After all, his comments followed Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, a warlord and dictator-in-the-making. 29/05/2019
USA Euroviews. Russia is sending bombers near Alaska to show it can attack the U.S. if necessary ǀ View The Russian president wants to signal that Moscow remains a strategic competitor to Washington and has the ability to attack the U.S. mainland. 28/05/2019
World News Euroviews. The EPP-S&D duopoly is at an end. It’s time for the liberals to forge the EU’s future ǀ View The simple conclusion of the European elections is that the centrist mainstream still holds. But it is what the liberals decide to do now that will help decide the EU's future. 28/05/2019
World News Euroviews. United in diversity? The EU Parliament is about to find out The crumbling of old alliances and the emergence of new players has created a European Parliament which has little in common except a lack of common ground, writes Darren McCaffrey 27/05/2019
Croatia Euroviews. Russia’s efforts to control Europe’s gas supplies through Croatia ǀ View Croatia’s biggest trial of the decade has just heard startling testimony from a Hungarian businessman, oil industry consultant Imre Fazakas. In yet another twist, his testimony, in my view, completely contradicts the case brought by Croatian government prosecutors. 24/05/2019
Switzerland Euroviews. The WHO can't achieve universal healthcare without the private sector An openness to explore new opportunities for partnership – with the private sector and others in civil society – will ensure that the WHO can lead a successful transformation in how the world responds to the health challenges ahead. 24/05/2019
World News Euroviews. The surge of populists in the EU elections is being greatly exaggerated ǀ View The prospects of a populist, Far Right takeover in the European Parliament have been overhyped in the media. They are going to remain internally divided. They are going to remain in the minority and they are going to be increasingly marginalised. 24/05/2019
USA Euroviews. People in many developed countries are getting dumber, and the U.S. is likely next ǀ View An intelligence crisis could undermine our problem-solving capacities and dim the prospects of the global economy. 22/05/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. Muslims are silent about their contribution to society. It’s time to drown out Islamophobes ǀ View In the 18 years since 9/11, I’ve watched Islamophobia go from a niche community concern to a national tragedy. Most religious hate crimes in the UK now target Muslims. 21/05/2019
Poland Euroviews. In the wake of its own child abuse scandal, Poland must break the Church’s grip ǀ View The recent release of the independent movie ‘Tell No One,’ which uncovered cases of sexual abuse by priests, will in time fundamentally change Polish society for the better. 21/05/2019
United Kingdom Euroviews. Brexit is a return to fear-based politics when we need to be brave ǀ View British should helping lead humanity into the future, not retreating into isolationism and suspicion. 20/05/2019
World News Euroviews. The inescapable global politics of Eurovision 2019 ǀ View Eurovision has survived despite all the political drama, and the U.S. largely ignoring it for decades. Is a North America version in the works? 18/05/2019
World News Euroviews. How we need to combat extremism being spread through technology ǀ View Whatever side of the Brexit side one may be on, Britain and the rest of Europe remain united in facing the threat of extremism. Extremists will waste no opportunity to try to exploit the perceived vacuum that Brexit may lead to. Luckily for us, they are wrong. 17/05/2019
USA Euroviews. How 'Big Bang Theory' outlived the critics and haters — and got the last laugh ǀ View You don't have to love "The Big Bang Theory," or even like it, to acknowledge the show's accomplishments after 12 seasons and millions of fans. 16/05/2019
World News Euroviews. Business leaders must stop dealing with Iran ǀ View Business leaders attending conferences in Iran are finally coming to the realisation that doing business with the country means funding terror groups. 16/05/2019
World News Euroviews. Council of Europe at 70 — achievements and concerns ǀ View The Council of Europe, Europe’s leading human rights body, is celebrating its 70th birthday this week, but it’s not a great time for a party. Crisis overshadows the anniversary gathering in Helsinki on 16-17 May of foreign ministers from the 47 member states. 15/05/2019
World News Euroviews. Is proportional representation a cure for democratic discontent? ǀ View Does increasing electoral system proportionally actually cause more responsive policymaking? If it does, do the benefits of a reform outweigh possible side effects? 14/05/2019
Russia Euroviews. How the West still misunderstands Putin's Russia and Putinism ǀ View The dichotomy of relations between Russia and the West is the most interesting and unpredictable phenomenon of recent times. But Russia is the West and Putinism is a Western ideology. It is precisely this strategic misunderstanding of Russia that continues to lead to global tension. 14/05/2019