For scientists and teachers in Russia, the demands for political freedoms, intellectual freedom and freedom of scientific research are not only political but professional demands.

The recent developments in Syria represent a new form of political change, the characteristics of which we will better ...

First published in Arabic at Al-Quds al-Arabi. Translation from Gilbert Achcar's blog.

Moving away from its historic role, conservatism is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the far right.

Trump’s threats against Panama, Canada and Greenland, albeit unachievable, lay the groundwork for a more “rational” strategy ...

Why has the Budapest Memorandum become synonymous with betrayal for Ukrainians? How close is the world to a nuclear disaster, ...

First published in Arabic at Al-Quds al-Arabi. Translation from Gilbert Achcar's blog. The events that have unfolded in Lebanon between the election of a new president of the Republic on Thursday 9 ...

First published at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. Rebel leader, Syria’s new strongman, leader of the Islamists, ex-terrorist, or jihadist? These are just some of the labels that Ahmed al-Shara aka al-Jolani ...

First published in Spanish at Comunes. The translation below is based on a version that was first published at Comunes, which has been edited and in parts re-translated by Federico Fuentes for clarity ...

René Wildangel takes a look at who exactly are the Islamists that drove Syrian dictator Assad from the country.