When over forty per cent of voters support parties outside the political centre, it is hardly possible to exclude them from government responsibilities. Yet a creeping normalisation of the language and behaviour of extremists, on both the right and the left, is taking place. This is evident in the reversal of responsibilities following 7 October

There is one dimension that Europe, following the Second World War, has deliberately excluded from its identity: security. In a world dominated by the identity narratives of China, Russia and ‘America First’, our defence depends on our roots 

With a short beard, composed demeanour and a gentle voice, yet speaking with the vocabulary of a professional activist, the president of the USL trade union is a daily presence in front of the cameras and on public radio, where he denounces “social and racist discrimination”, “decaying” institutions and “police violence”. The media’s warnings about the movement

Following the death of a researcher at the Anti-Plague Institute, rumours are circulating of a second, unconfirmed death. The WHO is seeking clarification, Washington is monitoring the situation “hour by hour” and neighbouring countries are stepping up controls. There is no evidence of an outbreak, but too many questions remain unanswered