A year defined by bullying power politics, media cowardice and moral failure – alongside rare but vital acts of courage that point to a different future.
Throughout 2025, nations and policies have been preoccupied with questions about how best to respond to intimidation by President Trump. The performance is nightly: intimidation by tariffs, by tearing up international treaties, by ridiculing the UN, by declaring climate change a hoax, by boasting of respect for dictators.
2025 in Review: Bullies and sycophants, cowardice on high, courage from below