Nixon in China: the complicated legacy of a week that changed the world
Fifty years after the US president’s visit to Beijing heralded a new era of diplomacy, are divisions deepening again?
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Donald Trump is hardly the only Republican chastising American Jews
It is a fact of political life that right-wingers like to whine about “disloyal” Jews voting Democrat.
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How much territory does Ukraine control? Use this interactive map to find out
The New Statesman’s interactive map shows the size of Ukraine’s occupied territory when compared to other countries
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Leader: Vladimir Putin’s game of nuclear blackmail
By threatening a nuclear strike Russia hopes to bully the West into reducing support for Kyiv. This is a perilous…
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The forgotten nuclear threat of North Korea
Kim Jong Un has fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years.
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We need an energy revolution – but renewables alone will not be enough
Addressing climate change will force us to replace our energy system, and with it the foundation of modern civilisation.
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The UN General Assembly will underline Russia’s isolation
Even the countries Russia hoped it could pivot to after wrecking relations with the West are unsettled.
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Is China really preparing to invade Taiwan?
Large military drills have stoked fears that Beijing will try to seize the self-governing island by force.
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