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As the US eyes Greenland, Europe must turn a global problem into an opportunity

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

The so-called world order and the international rule of law are both officially dead in the wake of operation “absolute resolve”, the US infiltration ...

09 Enero 2026
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Francesco Grillo

‘After you, President Maduro?’ A worrying phrase for Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Cuba’s leaders just lost an ally in Maduro − if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Footage of a handcuffed Nicolás Maduro being escorted to a Brooklyn detention center will come as uncomfortable viewing for political leaders in Havan...

08 Enero 2026
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Joseph J. Gonzalez

Les députés votent sur la deuxième partie du projet de loi de finances pour 2026 à l'Assemblée nationale, le 18 novembre 2025. Alain Jocard / AFP

Pourquoi les politiques n’écoutent-ils pas les citoyens ordinaires?

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

L'année 2025 a notamment été marquée par le débat sur la taxe Zucman, rejetée par les députés mais plébiscitée par une très large majorité de Français...

07 Enero 2026
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Awenig Marié

Armed supporters of Nicolás Maduro gather near the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Federico Parra/ AFP via Getty Images

5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

The predawn U.S. military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Venezuela and into U.S. custody marks a watershed in hemispheric ...

05 Enero 2026
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Robert Muggah

Presidency of El Salvador/ HANDOUT/EPA, AP POOL, The Conversation

Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat

(Tiempo de lectura: 1 - 2 minutos)

Donald Trump has sounded the alarm, over and over again, that the United States is facing an “invasion” by dangerous gang members. He blames immigrant...

02 Enero 2026
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Justin Bergman and Natasha Lindstaedt

Alex Brandon/AP, Nam Y. Huh/AP, Wikimedia, The Conversation

Donald Trump’s first step to becoming a would-be autocrat – hijacking a party

(Tiempo de lectura: 1 - 2 minutos)

We used to have a pretty clear idea of what an autocrat was. History is full of examples: Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, along with Vladimir...

30 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Justin Bergman and Erica Frantz

House Speaker Mike Johnson walks down a corridor in Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to defend a narrow majority in the 2026 elections. A near-record number of retiring Republicans won’t make that task easier. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place until November, but already a record number of members have declared their intention not to run – ...

29 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Charlie Hunt

Sur cette photo diffusée par l’agence d’État russe Sputnik, Vladimir Poutine, accompagné de Guerman Gref, PDG de la Sberbank, première banque de Russie, visite la conférence internationale « Sber – AI Journey » à Moscou, le 19 novembre 2025. Il est accueilli par un robot anthropomorphe équipé d’une intelligence artificielle développé par la société technologique Sber (qui relève de la Sberbank). Sputnik/AFP

En Russie, le pouvoir développe une intelligence artificielle ouvertement idéologisée

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

Conscientes du fait que les citoyens et, spécialement, les jeunes ont de plus en plus recours à l’IA générative, les autorités russes cherchent à mett...

26 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Iurii Trusov

Migrants arriving in Germany in 2015. Hendrik Schmidt/EPA-EFE

What makes people welcome or reject refugees? What research in Germany reveals

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

Across the EU, immigration is one of the most divisive topics in politics today. Germany, a country once known for its “Willkommenskultur” (welcome cu...

02 Febrero 2026
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Tobias Hillenbrand

What the year in polls tells us about Reform’s growth – and Labour and Tory losses

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

In the year and a half since Labour won a landslide in the 2024 general election, over 400 polls have been published. Combined, these polls tell a sto...

23 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Paul Whiteley

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Cette photo prise et diffusée par le quartier général de coordination pour le traitement des prisonniers de guerre, le 13 décembre 2025, montre la leader de l’opposition bélarusse Maria Kolesnikova (au centre) en bus avec d’autres anciens prisonniers politiques quittant un lieu tenu secret en Ukraine. Quartier général de coordination pour le traitement des prisonniers de guerre/AFP

Libération massive de prisonniers politiques au Bélarus : le deal de Loukachenko avec Washington

(Tiempo de lectura: 7 - 13 minutos)

Plus de mille prisonniers politiques croupissent toujours dans les geôles d’Alexandre Loukachenko, au pouvoir sans discontinuer depuis 1994. Mais 123 ...

22 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Olga Gille-Belova

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing on Nov. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there was good news on the state of the economy. “...

19 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Laura Beers

Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition, in major blow to press freedom

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

This week, after a 156-day trial, the Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was convicted of sedition and collusion with forei...

18 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Yao-Tai Li

Survivors, including Anouska De Georgiou, center, during a news conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 3, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The Jeffrey Epstein story has slipped in and out of the headlines for years, but in a very particular way. Most news articles ask a specific question ...

17 Diciembre 2025
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin es Amigo de The Conversation.

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As the US eyes Greenland, Europe must turn a global problem into an opportunity

Cuba’s leaders just lost an ally in Maduro − if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support

Pourquoi les politiques n’écoutent-ils pas les citoyens ordinaires?

5 scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela — and what they could signal to the wider region

Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat

Donald Trump’s first step to becoming a would-be autocrat – hijacking a party

Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress

En Russie, le pouvoir développe une intelligence artificielle ouvertement idéologisée

What makes people welcome or reject refugees? What research in Germany reveals

What the year in polls tells us about Reform’s growth – and Labour and Tory losses

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Libération massive de prisonniers politiques au Bélarus : le deal de Loukachenko avec Washington

Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition, in major blow to press freedom

Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’

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Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales

Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer
un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales