This decade brought us revolutions, crises and strong backlashes too. But although it’s easy for authoritarians to prey on societies in turmoil, the popular demand for equality and a liveable future do not dissolve, even under tyranny.
Here is our list of articles on the most crucial events of each year: our brief takeaway from the momentous 2010s.
With this, we wish an insightful new decennial to all our readers. We will keep bringing you stimulating debates and a wide range of perspectives.
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Contain this! Leaks, whistleblowers and the networked news ecology by Felix Stadler
The Arab Spring: religion, revolution and the public sphere by Seyla Benhabib
Greece: the history behind the collapse by Geroges Prévélakis
Cracks in the Kremlin matrix by Peter Pomerantsev
Transversal struggle: Gezi Park by Ali Akay
Diaries and memoirs of the Maidan: Ukraine from November 2013 to February 2014 by Timothy Snyder and Tatiana Zhurzhenko
Pariahs and parvenus? Refugees and new divisions in Europe by Valeria Korablyova
Beyond the Brexit debate by Kenan Malik
When populism overruns its borders: making sense of Donald Trump’s foreign policy by Christopher Schaefer
Shame and credibility: How to isolate the perpetrators of harassment by Irene Lozano
Trust me, I’m lying: Why fake news is good news by Valentin Groebner
The seven deadly sins of journalism by Daniel Pelletier and Maximilian Probst
Published 31 December 2019
Original in English
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