Agenda and accountability:Civil Society needs to turn up the volume on the Future of EuropeMar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021
Lessons for Europe from a Surreal American Coup — Part 2So US citizenship and organised civil society defended US democracy and eventually won the day, if only just. Where to now?Feb 21, 2021Feb 21, 2021
Lessons for Europe from a Surreal American Coup — Part ISomehow we all thought that when 2020 melted away into 2021, the world would wake up to a new reality, free of all the malaise, of Trump…Feb 21, 2021Feb 21, 2021
Trump was the most honest politician. What do we do now he’s gone?When so many lies point to truth, we need to pay attention and learn.Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Why we need more voices heard in European democracy, especially nowIn the face of virulent authoritarism threatening democracy, citizen participation in the vaccine. The Citizens Take Over Europe coalition…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
The way forward from BrexitThe Brexit deal threatens to punch dangerous holes into the European economy and become a lasting victory for authoritarians the world…Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
What we need is a New Deal for DemocracyWhichever way the elections go, a new US administration or opposition would need to forge a bold global New Deal for Democracy to overcome…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Piecing together our fragmented realityIn everything happening around us now, science and scientists have been catapulted to the forefront of public debate. For a while there…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
When this is over, we need to demand our fresh airIt’s been days and weeks in lockdown now, with new routines, and familiar route from the desk to the kitchen to the sofa, and when you…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
The Corona virus is an unfolding crisis, but eventually, could it help save us from ourselves?There is one crucial lesson that we can already draw from the unfolding global Corona crisis: if we want to survive global challenges as a…Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020