8320, 8530, 8324, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8462, 8416, 8468 Why tensions remain between Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron What recent comments by the French president reveal about the future of the transatlantic relationship. By Ido Vock
8320, 8530, 8415, 8457, 8459 Joe Biden’s Europe trip is about defining, not affirming, his transatlanticism The question isn’t whether Biden wants the US to be an ally of the UK and Europe but rather what that alliance means. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8530, 8322, 8300, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8459, 8463, 8416, 8468 The problem with the G7’s plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative A Western attempt to match China’s landmark infrastructure scheme lacks the funding and ambition of the original By James Crabtree
8268, 8387, 8395, 8320, 8530, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459 The UK’s Brexit stance is doing serious damage to its relationship with the US A new Atlantic Charter can’t make up for the lack of seriousness with which the British government has approached foreign affairs. By Garvan Walshe
8320, 8530, 8324, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459 Europe and America are diverging, but that does not mean the end of the transatlantic alliance Despite strains and snipes around vaccines and tariffs, it would serve both sides to be more openly transactional and equal. By Jeremy Cliffe
8268, 8445, 8366, 8300 8 Billion Angels: A “simple solution” to the climate crisis? The documentary film raises uncomfortable questions about overpopulation and the environment, but the supposedly easy answers it offers are anything but. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8530, 8415, 8457, 8416, 8472 How the G7’s economic power has diminished As the group's dominance of the global economy shrinks, is it time to reinvent its membership? By Nicu Calcea
8320, 8530, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8416, 8468, 8471, 8472 What to expect from the 2021 G7 summit Will the substance of this week’s gathering match its sunny, seaside setting? By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8530, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8462, 8463, 8416, 8468, 8471 As the Arctic heats up, can its peace be preserved? The US, China and Russia are engaged in a struggle over the character of a melting international order. By Kristina Spohr
8268, 8445, 8329, 8320, 8415, 8493, 8497, 8457, 8416, 8468, 8471 New Statesman emissions tracker: the G7's decarbonisation deficit How net zero commitments risk obscuring continued financial support for fossil fuels. By Nick Ferris
8320, 8325, 8323, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8458, 8466 Are new Covid variants more harmful to children? The evidence suggests that the Delta and Gamma variants are more dangerous for everyone, including young people. By Stuart Ritchie
8527, 8320, 8530, 8415, 8457, 8458 The UK was the only G7 member to cut foreign aid last year By Ben van der Merwe
8519, 8520, 8303, 8496 How social media companies help authoritarian governments censor the internet Increasingly, the price of access to a global digital market is assisting the policing of online speech.
8519, 8268, 8328, 8415, 8493, 8494 Andy Haldane is right to warn that the UK’s recovery might not be sustainable – or fair If inflation is not controlled early, it will be those on lower incomes who are less able to cope.
8519, 8521 In digital trade, the UK is becoming more like the US than the EU The UK is looking to move away from the EU's vision of digital trade and align itself more closely with America's. Is it a risk worth taking?
8527, 8519, 8520, 8268, 8328, 8320, 8324, 8415, 8416, 8472 Amazon’s profits have soared – but its tax bill hasn’t Despite generating almost $45bn in profits between 2018 and 2020, Amazon paid just $1.9bn in US federal income tax.
8527, 8268, 8328, 8415, 8416, 8472 UK forecast to suffer the worst economic scarring of any G7 country
8268, 8275, 8274, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8468 Boris Johnson got the bright G7 headlines he wanted, but don’t be fooled However friendly Joe Biden seemed, the US government opposes any move that would create a harder Irish border. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8274, 8387, 8395, 8320, 8530, 8415, 8457, 8458 Will Joe Biden’s intervention force the UK to end its stand-off with the EU? By Ailbhe Rea
8527, 8320, 8530, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 How Joe Biden’s popularity in the UK far exceeds Donald Trump’s The new US president is currently the second most popular foreign politician among the British public. By Nicu Calcea
8519, 8268, 8328, 8415, 8493, 8494 Andy Haldane is right to warn that the UK’s recovery might not be sustainable – or fair If inflation is not controlled early, it will be those on lower incomes who are less able to cope. By Will Dunn
8268, 8275, 8272 Why Substack is an ideal home for Dominic Cummings A paid-for newsletter where he can write 6,000-word rants while ignoring the requests of MPs suits Cummings down to the ground. By James Ball
8268, 8328, 8320, 8415, 8416, 8472 The beast of inflation is stalking the land again This is a dangerous moment, not just for central bankers but for the wider economy. By Andy Haldane
8277, 8282, 8515 Return of the long player How we rediscovered the pleasures of the album in the digital age. By Tom Gatti
8277, 8279 The paradoxes and platitudes of Salman Rushdie In a new collection of essays, the author reveals the difficulty of reconciling his belief in multiplicity and ambiguity with a kind of rational absolutism. By Leo Robson
8277, 8304, 8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462 Dante in the dock: Why Florence wants to clear the poet’s name Seven hundred years after the poet’s death, many believe he should be exonerated of the crimes for which he was exiled from Florence. Was he the victim of a conspiracy? By Alexander Lee
8277, 8415, 8422, 8423 Can Covid free us from the saccharine charade of wedding culture? Lockdown has caused misery for those whose events have been planned for years – but why do we still hanker after the big white wedding anyway? By Emily Bootle
8277, 8278, 8504 The trials and torments of Domenichino For the timid 17th-century artist, painting light-hearted landscapes was a way of escaping his persecutors. By Michael Prodger
8277, 8283, 8415, 8422, 8476 The Underground Railroad, “trauma porn” and the black gaze Barry Jenkins’s exploration of slavery in The Underground Railroad is undeniably traumatic to watch. But does that make it “trauma porn”? By Micha Frazer-Carroll
8519, 8300, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8422, 8485 Anthony Weiner shows the downsides to the NFT meme boom The ex-Congressman and convicted sex offender raises the question: can the commodification of shame really bring about ethical redemption? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8496 Internet outage: what caused gov.uk, Amazon and many other websites to go offline? The cloud service provider Fastly suffered a technical problem that took down the websites of the UK government, the BBC and Reddit. By Oscar Williams
8268, 8445, 8277, 8415, 8493, 8497 Are e-scooters the future of city travel? A long-awaited rental e-scooter trial starts in London today. Will the controversial vehicles change travel for the better? By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8300, 8362 The trouble with Instagram infographics as political discourse Infographics are often shallow explorations of issues that need careful critical attention. By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362 How this humble British petrol station became a hotspot for TikTok influencers Garages are becoming unlikely destinations of choice for influencers who want to perform ordinariness. By Chris Stokel-Walker
8300, 8362, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8459 Why won’t Facebook just ban Donald Trump for good? The decision by Facebook’s Oversight Board to ban the former president for another six months is a half-hearted and cowardly compromise. By Sarah Manavis
