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Analysis

Our analyses thoroughly examine current events and complex issues, providing nuanced insights into politics, health, economics, and social trends. Supported by evidence-based perspectives from experts, these articles go beyond the headlines to explore underlying causes and impacts, fostering informed discussions on the forces shaping our world.

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Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake post image
EU-Turkey Relationship Analysis European Union

Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake

by Seda Gurkan
Why financial hardship is more likely if you’re disabled or sick post image
Disability Benefits Public Health Mental Health

Why financial hardship is more likely if you’re disabled or sick

by William E. Donald
Jitters in the US bond market look like the main reason Trump hit pause on higher tariffs post image
Trump's Tariffs US Treasuries Analysis

Jitters in the US bond market look like the main reason Trump hit pause on higher tariffs

by Alex Dryden
Trump thinks tariffs can bring back the glory days of US manufacturing. Here’s why he’s wrong post image
Trump's Tariffs Analysis Donald Trump

Trump thinks tariffs can bring back the glory days of US manufacturing. Here’s why he’s wrong

by Dr James Scott
Marine Le Pen’s victim narrative is already being constructed – but there are ways to stop her criminal conviction benefiting her post image
French Politics Analysis Marine Le Pen

Marine Le Pen’s victim narrative is already being constructed – but there are ways to stop her criminal conviction benefiting her

by Aurelien Mondon
A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland. Here’s why it has modern resonances post image
US Politics Trump 2.0 The Technocrats

A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland. Here’s why it has modern resonances

by Dafydd Townley
The paradox of democracy’s success: Behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags post image
European Union Democracy Behavioural Science

The paradox of democracy’s success: Behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags

by Ralph Hertwig
Labour says benefit reforms are a ‘moral mission’ – it looks more like moral panic post image
Benefit Reforms Labour Party Benefits

Labour says benefit reforms are a ‘moral mission’ – it looks more like moral panic

by James Morrison
Cutting welfare goes against Labour’s core values post image
Benefit Reforms Welfare Reforms Welfare System

Cutting welfare goes against Labour’s core values

by Professor Tim Bale
Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work post image
Welfare System Labour Party Benefits

Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work

by Ruth Patrick
What are Labour governments for? Why aid budget cuts are an existential matter post image
UK Foreign Aid Welfare System UK Politics

What are Labour governments for? Why aid budget cuts are an existential matter

by Dr Martin Farr
What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries post image
Trump 2.0 Analysis Long-Read

What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries

by Joe Wright