Equal Times

8 April 2022

The 2026 World Cup is our chance to show why democratic values are better

Cathy Feingold: As players from the US and around the world prepare for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA must improve its track record of turning a blind eye to authoritarians and “sportswashing” human rights violations.Read the full article

9 March 2022

Environment

Environmental activists in Russia are under increasing pressure

Being an environmental activist in Russia has never been easy. Industrial pollution, environmental degradation and health problems are truths that the Russian government has always tried to hide. Recently, however, the repression of activists has become increasingly [...]Read the full article

Putin is the product of a corrupt economic system that we must now reform

4 March 2022

Politics & economy

Putin is the product of a corrupt economic system that we must now reform

Mary Kaldor: The courageous Ukrainian resistance and the anti-war movement in Russia are a civic, not ethnic, reaction to the invasion. And their civic stance has global support.Read the full article

The ILO's condemnation of Belarus is unequivocal – but so is China and Russia's support for Lukashenko

8 July 2021

Labour

The ILO’s condemnation of Belarus is unequivocal – but so is China and Russia’s support for Lukashenko

Frank Hoffer: The ILO’s findings not only demand clear action by Belarus to respect international human rights, but they also establish a moral imperative for the international community not to stand idly by.Read the full article

24 June 2021

Environment

Is the Arctic the new Wild West?

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: “No sufficiently solid legal framework currently exists to prevent the potential problems that lie ahead, include the possibility of direct violent clashes.”Read the full article

Reasserting the importance of committed, truthful, on-the-ground reporting on the centenary of John Reed's passing

28 October 2020

Culture

Reasserting the importance of committed, truthful, on-the-ground reporting on the centenary of John Reed’s passing

The author of ’Insurgent Mexico’ and ’Ten Days that Shook the World’, Reed provides an invaluable example of committed journalism dedicated to social justice while ensuring truthful reporting, respect for sources and the indispensable need for the journalist to be where the news is [...]Read the full article

Putin consolidates his power but a storm is gathering

31 July 2020

Politics & economy

Putin consolidates his power but a storm is gathering

Juan Antonio Sanz: Changes to the constitution have strengthened the Russian president’s position but his government faces a growing wave of discontent.Read the full article

The double-edged sword of international sanctions

30 April 2020

Human rights

The double-edged sword of international sanctions

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: Sanctions have long had a bad reputation for both failing to achieve results and for causing much more suffering to the vulnerable civilian populations they ostensibly aim to protect than to the political and economic leaders they [...]Read the full article

Cold War in the Arctic: the latest hotspot in global geopolitics thanks to climate change

20 September 2019

Politics & economy

Cold War in the Arctic: the latest hotspot in global geopolitics thanks to climate change

A new battle – economic and political for the moment – is emerging on one of the most hostile geographical stages on the planet, the Arctic.Read the full article

21 February 2019

Politics & economy

The shifting Middle East chessboard

Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde: Taking Syria as a point of reference, Russia, Iran, the USA, Israel, Turkey – all the players, regional and global – are moving their pieces on the Middle East chessboard. But does this bode well for the region?Read the full article

Transnistria: the price of unilateral independence

11 January 2019

Politics & economy

Transnistria: the price of unilateral independence

In 1990, Transnistria, a narrow strip of land located between the Dniester River and Ukraine, declared its independence from Moldova. No member states of the United Nations have recognised the self-proclaimed republic, leaving its half a million citizens to political [...]Read the full article

With its controversial pension reforms, Russia is looking after its rich

22 November 2018

Labour

With its controversial pension reforms, Russia is looking after its rich

Karine Clément: For many Putin supporters seduced by his image as protector of ordinary people, the evidence is now clear: the interests of the working and middle classes count for little compared to those of the economic and financial elites.Read the full article

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