North America The age of Trumputin Since the Cold War, American and Russian leaders have been drawn into one-on-one meetings – occasionally leading to a diplomatic breakthrough. But the Trump and Putin summit is something much more unpredictable. By David Reynolds and Kristina Spohr
Books Britain’s 20th-century industrial revolution Why the old story of postwar British industrial decline is a myth. By Colin Kidd
Europe Anarchists and engineers In the Netherlands, the bicycle is king and planners have built new towns out of the sea. But in this strong and stable society, immigrants are under pressure and fissures are beginning to appear. By Matthew Engel
The Staggers Theresa May mocks Donald Trump as she reveals he told her to “sue the EU” The Prime Minister's incredulous tone suggested she would not be following the president's advice. By George Eaton
The Staggers Even after the indictment of 12 Russian spies, Donald Trump still cries “witch hunt” The US president is gaslighting us all. By Nicky Woolf
UK How Jeremy Corbyn and the European left are reclaiming populism In her new book For a Left Populism, Chantal Mouffe argues that radicals must champion “the people” against “the elite”. By George Eaton
Q&A Sheila Heti Q&A: “I was happiest in university, living alone with no friends” The novelist talks studying art history and philosophy, Barbara Ehrenreich’s new book, Natural Causes, and orphan Annie. By New Statesman
UK With 10,000 store closures expected in 2018, this is the slow death of the high street This year alone, Poundworld, Toys “R” Us and Maplin have gone bust, while Carpetright, New Look and Mothercare are trying to forestall that fate. By Alec Marsh
Books Britain’s 20th-century industrial revolution Why the old story of postwar British industrial decline is a myth. By Colin Kidd
Elections There’s something everyone has missed about how Brexit will change our politics The political and economic circumstances may favour a new party or movement - but the constitution won't. By Stephen Bush
UK Donald Trump’s attacks on Theresa May show how Brexit is leaving the UK friendless The Prime Minister’s cherry-picking has alienated both the US and the EU – with nothing to show for it. By George Eaton
The Staggers What Donald Trump does, and doesn’t, get right about Nato spending It’s become fashionable to say Trump has a point about Nato spending. But the contention doesn’t quite stand up. By Stephen Bush
UK How Jeremy Corbyn and the European left are reclaiming populism In her new book For a Left Populism, Chantal Mouffe argues that radicals must champion “the people” against “the elite”. By George Eaton
UK May’s Brexit white paper finally provides clarity – neither MPs nor the EU will accept it The Prime Minister is stuck between a rock and a hard place: her plans aren’t soft enough for Labour or Brussels, but are too soft for Tory Eurosceptics. By Patrick Maguire
Books John Edgar Wideman: the voice of America’s great divide From the Civil War to the prison industrial complex, Wideman’s work considers the bitter legacy of slavery. By Erica Wagner
UK One proposed wind farm development could wipe out a third of Scottish wildcats The wildcat is once again under threat, and some observers estimate that there are just 35 pure specimens left. By John Burnside
Q&A Sheila Heti Q&A: “I was happiest in university, living alone with no friends” The novelist talks studying art history and philosophy, Barbara Ehrenreich’s new book, Natural Causes, and orphan Annie. By New Statesman
Books Electronic shock treatment: how dance music was born 30 years on from 1988’s Second Summer of Love, a flurry of eye-witness accounts of the rise of electronic dance music are hitting shelves. By Jude Rogers
TV & Radio BBC Two’s new adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock is wonderfully seductive There are so many blossomy female hormones, you can practically smell them. By Rachel Cooke
Film Why Incredibles 2 can’t top the original Even more disappointing than the lack of inspiration is the film’s taint of corporate bias. By Ryan Gilbey
Sport Searches related to domestic violence spiked during both World Cup semi-finals Exclusive data shows a correlation between match times and opponent goals scored, and spikes in searches for terms related to domestic violence. By Sarah Manavis
Observations Has he flown too high? The imperial overreach of Tesla boss Elon Musk An ongoing dispute over workers’ rights is undermining Musk’s do-good, ethical image. By India Bourke
Books Poets of the material world: engineers are the people who make dreams real An engineer’s achievement of pure utility can also create structures of stunning grace and beauty. By Joe Moran
Feminism Why attempts to make sex robots “family friendly” deserve to fail Samantha the Sex Robot has a “family mode”. By Suchandrika Chakrabarti
Social Media Post GDPR, Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica fine could have been up to £1.4bn Under new data protection regulations, offending companies can be forced to hand over up to 4 per cent of their global turnover. By Sarah Manavis
Books How Richard Fairey’s Swordfish plane changed history If the Swordfish has lived on among British legends of the Second World War, the man whose name the aircraft bore has not. By Richard Overy
The Staggers Even after the indictment of 12 Russian spies, Donald Trump still cries “witch hunt” The US president is gaslighting us all. By Nicky Woolf
UK “The highest level of special”: the Trump-May press conference was Love Actually gone... The Prime Minister was like a substitute teacher trying to control a toddler with behavioural problems. By Nicky Woolf
The police chief on the run from the president he helped protect Sadik helped arrest the plotters of the failed coup of 15 July 2016. But soon he was under suspicion himself. By Leighann Spencer
North America Trump’s Supreme Court nominees could still be deciding the fate of the US in 2058 Prepare for a rollback of progressive achievements on everything from gay rights to abortion. By Mehdi Hasan
North America What the British left can learn from Mexico’s political revolution “Brexit is a wall which will block Britons in and pitch worker against worker.” By Manuel Cortes
North America EPA chief Scott Pruitt is gone – but there’s little cause for celebration The damage Trump’s most corrupt official has done to the environment will last for generations. By Sophie McBain
