The battle for a ‘French Islam’
In an ideologically charged tug-of-war, divergent figures jockey over who best represents France’s Muslims.
Saudi Arabia’s modernization gamble
Can the kingdom provide enough financial security to rewrite its basic social contract?
Austria’s far right faces life after scandal
The Freedom Party is betting voters will continue to back it.
The Atlantic: Karina Piser on perceptions of race in France
Spectators boycott a performance in blackface.
The Nation: Karina Piser on the European Left’s anti-immigrant turn
In Denmark, the center left returned to power by moving to the right on immigration.
Deutsche Welle Stammtisch: Emily Schultheis on podcast
Populism: dirty politics or taboo-breaking bravery?
When tribe meets tourist
China’s “last primitive tribal village” despoiled by cultural preservation.