By Diego Lopes da Silva* STOCKHOLM, Nov 27 2020 (IPS) – Autocracies are once again the global majority. The 2020 Democracy Report of the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-DEM), ‘Autocratization surges, resistance grows’, raises the alarm that while the world in 2019 was…
InsightHungary!!! (*) Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met in Budapest Thursday to discuss the European Union’s €1.8 trillion seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery package, which hit a roadblock after the two countries…
By Roberto Savio* The recent meeting of the G20 – scheduled to take place in Riyadh but held virtually due to the Coronavirus pandemic – has been an eloquent example of how the world is drifting, in a crisis of leadership. It was, in a sense, a showcase.
By Cornelia Meyer* As though dealing with a pandemic was not enough, there are more troubles ahead for the EU. The bifurcation was around Poland and Hungary vetoing the budget on account of making disbursement of funds conditional to the rule of law.
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute Much will certainly change in the world of U.S. foreign policy when Joe Biden enters the White House. There will be a more measured tone, and less reliance upon Twitter to announce U.S. policy.
By Edit Inotai and Claudia Ciobanu – Balkan Insight Hungary and Poland have plunged Europe into another untimely crisis by vetoing the budget as they look to water down the rule-of-law mechanism governing the distribution of EU funds. Hungary and Poland blocked the €1.82…
by Cecilia Capanna Tomás Hirsch, independent Chilean parliamentarian, founder of Acción Humanista and two-times candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of Chile, explains how the Yes to the referendum on 25 October could run into traps that could affect the process of…
By Walden Bello* – Foreign Policy in Focus For many, Trump’s ouster is a relief. But his steadfast support among white voters puts his party on a crash course with democracy.
By Yanis Varoufakis* – The Guardian The discontent that swept Trump to power in 2016 has not gone away. To pretend like it has will only invite future disaster Normalcy and the restoration of a modicum of decorum to the White House: that is what many elite supporters of Joe…
By Richard Sennett* – The Guardian The anger that drives the president’s supporters was visible 50 years ago. As it hardens, they may shift further right Even if Donald Trump loses, his base will not desert him.
