The obsession with the Swedish far right belies a more complex picture of a diverse country

Ultra-Conservative Brett Kavanaugh will drag the Supreme Court to the intolerant right 

Museum staff had warned of underfunding and hazardous conditions. But in Brazil, anti-intellectualism has become mainstream

The fightback against right-wing populists across the US and Europe has focussed on the value of young voters. But the reality is more complex—and shows the scale of the challenge ahead

The country has long had a complex relationship with international openness 


Over the decades political partisanship has gridlocked the confirmation process at levels. The real losers are litigants in courts with vacant judgeships 

Pakistan’s new prime minister is not the liberal reformer you might think 

A former ECJ judge says Britain's departure is a boost for Europe

The problem with authoritarian control is that when things go wrong you own the consequences

A response to Prospect’s August profile of the remarkable UN diplomat