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What does the new AUKUS alliance mean for global relations?

The new pact between the UK, US and Australia could lead to nothing less than a merger of military, industrial and scientific capabilities.

By Rory Medcalf

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The Fateful Chancellor: What the end of the Merkel era means for the world

The Fateful Chancellor: What the end of the Merkel era means for the world

Jeremy Cliffe

German Election 2021

Leader: The choice facing Germany

New Statesman

Canadian election 2021: Will Justin Trudeau’s Liberals be defeated?

Ben Walker

The new age of American power

Adam Tooze

The symbolic politics of Judith Butler are all very well, but sometimes reality interjects

The symbolic politics of Judith Butler are all very well, but sometimes reality interjects

Louise Perry

Chart of the Day

How China’s defence spending has surged

Katharine Swindells

International Comment

Ido Vock

“Stab in the back”: How the new AUKUS pact sparked French outrage

Emily Tamkin

How Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates fulfil his call for unity

Sarah Manavis

How I mastered the mental game of tennis

Ben Walker

Canadian election 2021: Will Justin Trudeau’s Liberals be defeated?

World

The Merkel paradox: how the chancellor’s strengths weakened Germany

The era-defining leader is now leaving Germany in a position of strategic weakness.

By Alexander Clarkson

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How the fall of the Soviet Union still haunts Ukraine

How the fall of the Soviet Union still haunts Ukraine

Ido Vock

How I was expelled from Russia

Sarah Rainsford

Why there is melancholy in Emma Raducanu’s New York fairy tale

Jonathan Liew

How Norway’s left triumphed in a climate election

Philippa Nuttall

Why Russia's tightly controlled elections still matter

Why Russia’s tightly controlled elections still matter

Ido Vock

The New Statesman: A New Direction

Jason Cowley

Podcasts

The Merkel factor: how the Chancellor's legacy is impacting the German election campaigns

The Merkel factor: how the Chancellor’s legacy is impacting the German election campaigns

America, 20 years after 9/11

America, 20 years after 9/11

US power after Afghanistan, with Bruno Maçães

US power after Afghanistan, with Bruno Maçães

What the SPD surge means for Germany

What the SPD surge means for Germany

German Election 2021

The Fateful Chancellor: What the end of the Merkel era means for the world

Angela Merkel steered Europe through crisis after crisis, but leaves a mountain of unfinished business. How will she be remembered?

By Jeremy Cliffe

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Leader: The choice facing Germany

German Election 2021

Leader: The choice facing Germany

New Statesman

The Merkel paradox: how the chancellor's strengths weakened Germany

The Merkel paradox: how the chancellor’s strengths weakened Germany

Alexander Clarkson

How Olaf Scholz and the SPD could lead Germany's next government

German Election 2021

How Olaf Scholz and the SPD could lead Germany’s next government

Jeremy Cliffe

The SPD’s surge reveals the essence of the German election: the search for Merkel 2.0

German Election 2021

The SPD’s surge reveals the essence of the German election: the search for Merkel 2.0

Jeremy Cliffe

Long Read

Ludwig Wittgenstein: a mind on fire

Ludwig Wittgenstein: a mind on fire

A century after its publication, the philosopher’s Tractatus remains as radical as ever.

Culture and Books

Steven Pinker and the problem with rationality

The popular psychology professor makes the case for reason. But the lure of dogma is hard to resist.

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How to talk about trans rights

How to talk about trans rights

Sophie McBain

The haunting of Hilary Mantel

Rachel Cooke

Katie Kitamura’s Intimacies is an amorphous, disquieting novel

Leo Robson

Britney Spears and the girl industrial complex

Lena Dunham

The NS Poem: Hymn to the Subjunctive

The NS Poem: Hymn to the Subjunctive

John Burnside

In her new novel, Sally Rooney looks her critics in the eye

Anna Leszkiewicz

UK Politics

Boris Johnson reshuffled his cabinet based on two criteria – and not the ones you think

This was not the Carrie Johnson reshuffle many were expecting.

By Stephen Bush

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“Schemers never prosper”: inside Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle

“Schemers never prosper”: inside Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle

Will there be a 2021 winter lockdown? Prepare for “further firebreaks”, doctors warn ahead of “knife-edge” winter for NHS

Will there be a 2021 winter lockdown? Prepare for “further firebreaks”, doctors warn ahead of “knife-edge” winter for NHS

Anoosh Chakelian

Why the next director of BBC News faces an almost impossible job

Why the next director of BBC News faces an almost impossible job

Roger Mosey

Boris Johnson’s biggest decision this week wasn’t about the reshuffle at all

Boris Johnson’s biggest decision this week wasn’t about the reshuffle at all

Stephen Bush

Business

Will redeveloping the Old Truman Brewery change Shoreditch forever?

Will redeveloping the Old Truman Brewery change Shoreditch forever?

Emma Haslett

“It’s unmanageable”: How the vinyl industry reached breaking point

“It’s unmanageable”: How the vinyl industry reached breaking point

Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Why aren’t we teaching kids how to thrive in the creator economy?

Why aren’t we teaching kids how to thrive in the creator economy?

Chris Stokel-Walker

The fidget business

The fidget business

Will Dunn

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