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Features / 29 March 2025
29 March 2025
Under Trump, the hunt for migrants has reopened — resulting in a mass deportation of innocent Venezuelans to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. MARC VANDEPITTE tells the story of 24-year-old barber Francisco Casique whose tattoos and country of origin were enough to make him disappear behind bars without trial
From left, European Council President Antonio Costa, Ukraine
Features / 7 March 2025
7 March 2025
Behind the war fever, there is more than just the alleged threat of Russia; economic decline and the struggle for geopolitical dominance play a crucial role in the increasing militarisation of our continent, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
TENSIONS: M23 rebels (background) walk past a UN peacekeeper
Features / 30 January 2025
30 January 2025
MARC VANDEPITTE looks at dangerous developments in a war that has killed millions, but attracts little attention in the West
BBC stock
Features / 30 December 2024
30 December 2024
Britain’s state broadcaster is facing major internal discontent about its reporting on the Israel-Gaza conflict. Journalists are claiming it is systematically biased and frames events in a misleading way, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
An Israeli tank sits near the Israeli-Lebanese border, as se
Features / 7 December 2024
7 December 2024
Is the ceasefire a victory for Israel or for Hezbollah, and what are the consequences for Gaza? MARC VANDEPITTE assesses the terrain
Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre) gestures while Chi
Features / 28 October 2024
28 October 2024
Thirty-six countries, representing over half of the global population, gathered in Russia to discuss a new financial and economic infrastructure for the world. The potential impact could be immense in the long run, writes MARC VANDEPITTE
Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Ha
Features / 11 November 2023
11 November 2023
Palestinian trade unions have appealed to their colleagues worldwide for a boycott of arms supplies to Israel. That appeal is now being heeded in many countries, reports MARC VANDEPITTE
Trump
Features / 10 August 2023
10 August 2023
Don’t cheer on his legal troubles: there is a serious chance Trump will be re-elected despite or even because of them — and that would be nothing to cheer about either, explains MARC VANDEPITTE
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during a me
Features / 28 May 2023
28 May 2023
Could the former US secretary of state’s centenary interview with the Economist point to ways to avoid a catastrophic conflict between the United States and China, asks MARC VANDEPITTE
A girl pets her cat in the yard of her house in Bohoyavlenka
Features / 10 April 2023
10 April 2023
In an open letter, leftwingers are calling on Chancellor Scholz to step up efforts to mediate a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. What are we waiting for in other Western countries to launch a similar initiative, asks MARC VANDEPITTE
TikTok
Features / 19 March 2023
19 March 2023
Following the US, the European Commission, Belgium and Denmark are banning TikTok for civil servants. This ban is completely unfounded but far from innocent. It is part of the new cold war against China. Are we joining the current war fever, asks MARC VANDEPITTE
Ana Belen Montes: US double agent and defender of Cuba
Features / 15 January 2023
15 January 2023
For 17 years, a high-ranking US spy instead spied for Cuba, preventing US terrorism against its people — until she was caught and kept in near isolation for two decades. Finally free, MARC VANDEPITTE tells her story