#Issue 26

The new Trump administration is still in the making. A focus on the US electorate’s attitude and concerns, and what this means for the future of the Democrats and the road ahead under the new president, is at the core of this issue’s Special Coverage US elections: more than angry men.

The shift to the right concerns the EU too, with a growing number of EU member states now governed by far-right parties. In our Focus The far right demolishes the welfare state, we look at how the governments of Finland, Hungary and Italy are dismantling labour and social protections, deepening inequalities along the way.

The Dossier The demographic transition: risks and opportunitiesanalyses how promoting inclusive, human-centred and rights-based policies, as well as migration, can play a role in tackling the EU’s demographic imbalances. Another challenge for the EU is corruption – in the Dossier Blunt weapons? Europe’s fight against corruption our authors analyse the efficiency and impact of the EU’s instruments to fight it.