Europe
Europe – a place of diverse cultures, differing needs and varying climates.
Our journalism aims to capture the individuality of European countries while also addressing the grand challenges affecting the continent at large. We cover the European Union and its responses to people seeking refuge arriving on European shores and discuss the geopolitics of the continent’s energy and water needs.
European Commission gives boost to Vietnamese timber launderers
A treaty signed by the European Commission legitimized a Vietnamese government agency that facilitated the theft of roughly half a billion dollars of endangered species. Jack Davies reports.
Police violence against gilets jaunes sparks broad backlash
Riot police using flashballs and rubber bullets in France have caused severe harm. Now, a movement is growing to disarm them. Oliver Haynes reports.
Chagossians urge caution over UN legal win
The United Nations International Court of Justice has ruled that Britain should hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius. Katie McQue reports.
Corbyn vs the nation
Jeremy Corbyn is an internationalist. But the British economy is hardwired to extract profit from the Global South. Barnaby Raine squares the circle.
Looking through Five Eyes
Britain’s spies and special forces are some of the most secretive in the Western world. Phil Miller reports.
The post-Soviet order: cities after the fall
The post-communist city is a murky political space, writes Kieron Monks.
Investor rex
The beast that won’t lie down and die – the ISDS ‘investor protection’ racket is still with us, in all but name.
Who is Matteo Salvini?
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s ‘refugee drowner-in-chief’, is put under the spotlight.
Forgotten people from a forgotten war
Ukraine’s internally displaced people are paying the price for a proxy conflict stoked by Russia. Daisy Gibbons reports from Mariupol, the Ukrainian town bordering Donetsk.
COP24: Who are these UN climate meetings for?
Nick Dowson highlights the issues up for debate, obstacles to negotiations and where all this leaves the majority world.
Will the UK listen to the UN’s damning indictment of austerity?
Steve Topple fears not. After all, we’ve been here before...
Independence thwarted, for now, in French Pacific
The non-indigenous people of New Caledonia assumed they would easily win an independence referendum. The results were a surprise. Nic Maclellan reports.
For climate action, ‘mass civil disobedience’ is the only way
New Internationalist witnesses the launch of a bold environmentalist campaign: Extinction Rebellion.
Mike Leigh on class war and political hope
Ahead of his upcoming film, Peterloo, Mike Leigh speaks to Sam Thompson about cinema, history and politics.
Stranded in Melilla: the migrants stuck in Spanish enclaves
Julian Hattem speaks to the migrants trapped in limbo.
What to expect from The World Transformed
Husna Rizvi speaks to panelists ahead of The World Transformed festival.
An anti-imperialist Labour Party?
Labour in office has always been ‘pro-nukes and pro-empire’. What can Corbyn bring to the table? Richard Seymour asks.
The UK must stop aid to failing private schools
How did we get to the point where two African countries are trying to shut down our aid funded schools? Nick Dearden asks.
Theresa May’s dancing to the wrong tune on development
These latest announcements look like a modern-day scramble for Africa, Kate Osamor writes.
A farewell to the Pope
From Catholocism to consumer capitalism, Ireland needs something new. Éilis Ryan.
Why CETA is no better
The agreement between Canada and the EU remains the wrong type of trade deal. Alex Scrivener writes.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: top picks
Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe, Nick Dowson suggests a few shows to get your teeth stuck into.
Russian LGBT activists battle teenage isolation
Young people discovering their sexuality have been denied access to information or acceptance since the ‘gay propaganda’ law was passed. Barney Cullum reports.
Namibia’s long fight for justice
Communities that were decimated by Germany’s forgotten genocide are now demanding justice. Gouri Sharma reports.
Against their will
Lea Surugue and Gisella Ligios report on the Roma women fighting to make the Czech authorities face up to the scandal of forced sterilization.
EU migration deal, is it the answer?
Can we still talk of a ‘migration crisis’ in the EU? Nando Sigona asks.
Inside Hungary’s post-truth laboratory
Viktor Orbán, the country's autocratic hard man, is riding high, with the help of young propaganda-mongers. Lorraine Mallinder investigates a media takeover.
Ukraine’s war on drugs drives HIV epidemic
Spiralling rates of the diseases have punitive policies at their root. Madeline Roache reports.
Where football meets politics
In tiny Abkhazia, outcast from the world stage, football is a source of hope. Robert O’Connor reports.
Next generation of Chagos exiles resists deportation
Decades after the UK made them exiles, their children and grandchildren now face expulsion. Katie McQue reports.
How porn monopolies will feast on UK age verification laws
Jillian York interviews Erika Lust about the consequences of proposed laws which aim to protect children from porn.
Ukrainian police connive with far-right hate
Attacks on Roma and others have been ignored by law enforcement. Now two lie dead. Madeline Roache reports.
