January 20, 2020

How Brexit broke up the ‘special relationship’ Trump's weakening of our military alliance is part of a long-term trend — but Brexit and Iraq accelerated it

Mike Martin

17.01

The day America went dry A century ago today the US banned the sale of alcohol, destroying its native breweries and empowering the Mafia

Henry Jeffreys

14.01

How the BBC could wield soft power The broadcaster could be be an effective instrument of influence — but it needs to raise its game

Mary Dejevsky

10.01

What can we expect from 2020 politics? Donald Trump will win, national populism will continue apace and the Green movement will grow

Matthew Goodwin

06.01

How Britain created the Middle East crisis The carve-up of the region after the First World War led to the fanaticism and conflict of today

James Barr

03.01

Will China get stuck in the Afghan quagmire? As the US withdraws after two decades of war, how will Beijing protect its interests?

Mike Martin

11.12

How China has enabled the Rohingya atrocity The liberal West is out of tools when it comes to dealing with authoritarian governments

Bill Hayton

10.12

Of course biological sex exists Male and female are scientific reality — even if Jo Swinson doesn't agree

Tom Chivers

09.12

What would ‘living with less’ actually look like? Cutting our consumption wouldn’t just reduce our carbon footprint, but lead to a more conservative society

Peter Franklin

05.12

Emmanuel Macron’s alienating ambition The French President's popularity is tanking — at home and abroad

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

28.11

Should we have just waited for the EU to die? Niall Ferguson reveals how you can be both anti-EU and anti-Brexit

Peter Franklin

20.11

How America got its claws into Ukraine The real revelations of the Trump impeachment hearings

Mary Dejevsky