Tag: policy failure

• Stranded at sea: A decade after EU’s migrant crisis, hundreds still dying in Mediterranean

  August 23, 2025

  Italy hailed a drop in irregular arrivals last year as proof its migration policies are working. One boat’s journey shows the dangers of the crackdown. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/stranded-sea-decade-after-eus-migrant-crisis-hundreds-still-dying-mediterranean-2025-08-19/ more ›

• Rising deaths, fake pills, gang violence: How the EU is struggling to cope with illegal drug problem

  June 5, 2025

  Europe’s emerging drug threats span everything from fake medicines, cocaine busts, and synthetic weed, according to a new report. https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/06/05/rising-deaths-fake-pills-gang-violence-how-the-eu-is-struggling-to-cope-with-illegal-drug- more ›

• The LRB Podcast: Have we surrendered to climate breakdown?

  February 12, 2025

  Listen: https://ift.tt/d31RKyu In 2015, a vigorous response to climate change seemed possible: even fossil fuel companies talked about transitioning to cleaner energy. But exploration and exploitation of oil and gas… more ›