Political Critique Archive

The Israeli case can offer Europe the following lesson: a symptom-centred treatment only lets the disease progress.

Leaving the EU or staying in a dysfunctional institution is not an inspiring choice. But the Brexit debate can be about much more than immigrants’ benefits.

Thousands of people took part in street demonstrations across Poland on Sunday to protest a legislative project completely banning abortions.

Magdalena Mikulak argues that Poland’s Law and Justice government’s vision of change has left little room for alternative views and values, noting that there are now legitimate concerns about the effects of these reforms on Polish society and women in particular.

Is the West going to trade Ukraine off for Russia’s support in the Middle East?

The destructive power of terrorism lies in its capacity to tear a hole in the fabric that keeps society together. The recent attacks in Brussels should not be seen as a revenge for the arrest of Salah Abdeslam but an attempt to jeopardize the rule of law.

Katha Pollitt on defending Polish women’s right to choose.

Sławomir Sierakowski on the illiberal developments that have recently taken place in Poland.

Elaborate plans for a Museum District in the Városliget park threaten public space as part of the government’s efforts to move its offices to the symbolic location of Buda Castle.

Dom umenia/Kunsthalle Bratislava offers a fresh glimpse at the heated topic of the refugee crisis.