Opinion

Use of power will shape Trump presidency

Trump’s real test will be responsibly using his power to get things done, according to Johanna Mair.

Bad behaviour

Klaus Hurrelmann explains why the US election signals to young people that bad behaviour is okay.

Trump’s presidency: A threat to global human rights

Başak Çalı warns of a deterioration of hard-won human rights standards and their political support.

On America's malaise

Helmut K. Anheier says it’s time to ponder the causes, not the symptoms, of America’s malaise.

An unfettered Trump presidency

Trump will not have historic institutional constraints to limit him, says Mark Hallerberg.

How did we spend the end of our world (as we know it)?

Even a Trump loss can’t save the old, post-1989 world order as we enjoyed it, says Alina Mungiu-Pippidi.

Does Brexit really mean Brexit after all?

For those hoping to reverse the Brexit decision, the High Court throws them an electoral lifeline, says Mark Dawson.

The regime of crisis: Turkey

Europe must accept a big part of the responsibility for turning the tide in Turkey, writes Başak Çalı.

The new fiscal reality

“We should not be hostage to a false choice between budgetary responsibility and economic revitalization,” writes Jean Pisani-Ferry.

The EU after Brexit: Integration as usual?

Markus Jachtenfuchs looks at paths for the EU beyond Brexit.

Four ways the UN can better promote gender equality

Patricia O’Donovan, former ILO Assist. Sec. General, and the Hertie School’s Nina Hall on UN Day 2016.

Is the election over?

Mark Hallerberg and Mark Kayser react to the third U.S. presidential debate.