8320, 8323, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8473 Is Europe misapplying the “precautionary principle” to the AstraZeneca vaccine? The calculation of risk must be different during a pandemic. By Ido Vock
8320, 8325, 8415, 8457, 8466, 8416, 8470 How Lula da Silva has shaken Jair Bolsonaro’s grip on Brazil With the former president now eligible to contest the 2022 election, the Brazilian left finally has cause for hope. By Nick Burns
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462 Britain should focus not on the Indo-Pacific but on Europe’s own geopolitical neighbourhood Global Britain will be decided not in the Indian Ocean or the South China Sea, but in the Baltic, Black Sea and the Mediterranean. By Jeremy Cliffe
8268, 8296, 8275, 8320, 8323, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8462 Leader: Europe’s bad science costs lives The continent that supposedly reveres the Enlightenment has disregarded scientific inquiry over the AstraZeneca vaccine. By New Statesman
8320, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499 Where will the next pandemic come from and how can we prevent it? From factory farming to climate change, the connections between humanity and nature carry increasing risk. By Saloni Dattani
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470, 8472, 8473 Why Russians still choose Putin’s stability over Navalny’s revolution In the run-up to Russia’s parliamentary elections, resistance to change isn’t just about simple economic self-interest. By Felix Light
8268, 8296, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499, 8457, 8462 Europe’s AstraZeneca vaccine suspension is bad science that will cost lives Blood clot fears are unfounded – stopping vaccination on such shaky grounds does terrible damage to anti-Covid efforts. By Stuart Ritchie
8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416, 8470, 8472 What does Joe Biden’s $1.9trn stimulus mean for conservatives? After years in the wilderness under Donald Trump, the deficit-hawk strand on the US right has yet to reassert itself. By Nick Burns
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462 As the Merkel era approaches its end, the German left has several paths to the chancellery Berlin is buzzing with potential coalitions, but after a damaging year the CDU might benefit from a period in opposition. By Jeremy Cliffe
8268, 8296, 8300, 8455 Mourning and melancholia: the psychological shadow-pandemic Why the Covid crisis is the biggest hit to mental health since the Second World War. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8321, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8464, 8416, 8468, 8470 Will Armenia’s political turmoil undo its democracy? The country’s army has turned on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who refuses to resign. By Ido Vock
8268, 8272, 8277, 8283, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459 Oprah with Meghan and Harry is a masterclass in show business Meghan is an actor, Winfrey is a billionaire, and this interview was pure theatrics. By Rachel Cooke
8519, 8300, 8364, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496 The UK’s former cyber chief warns against retaliatory attacks on China and Russia Ciaran Martin, the ex-CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, discusses the defence review, Beijing’s latest hack and politicians’ appetite for digital weapons.
8519, 8523 Why the Fukushima disaster signalled the end of Big Nuclear Ten years after the world’s second worst nuclear disaster, large nuclear power stations have yet to regain their appeal.
8519, 8520, 8387, 8453 Boris Johnson’s uncooked Brexit sits rotting in the ports Last week’s steep drop in exports revealed the extent to which British businesses have been left to fend for themselves.
8519, 8521, 8300, 8364, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8459, 8462 Energy companies face a rising tide of cybercrime The increasingly digital power grids of western Europe and the US may be especially vulnerable to hacking-related blackouts. Nick Ferris and Sonja van Renssen
8519, 8522 Why privatising foreign aid doesn’t work Rather than triggering a surge in private sector investment, foreign aid cuts risk deterring businesses from investing in poorer nations. Ben van der Merwe, Investment Monitor
8268, 8272, 8419 Why the media’s civil war over Meghan and Harry won’t end anytime soon Faced with a cultural divide over the royal family, publishers are doubling down on their stances.
8268, 8328 What do Uber drivers’ new rights mean for the gig economy? All 70,000 UK Uber drivers will receive the minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions. But questions remain for them and millions of other precarious workers. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8275 MPs believe the scenes at Clapham Common are the best we can expect from the Met Police The police are treated as a device with which to win or lose elections, rather than as an essential part of the public realm. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8366, 8275 Are UK police institutionally misogynist? After Metropolitan Police officers’ heavy-handed policing of the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard, a “toxic” workplace culture is under scrutiny. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416 Why Labour must repair the UK’s broken covenant The fragile national unity established by the Attlee government has been weakened to the point of destruction. By Jonathan Rutherford
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458 The four key ideas behind the government’s new foreign policy review The landmark review will call for the UK to tilt towards the Indo-Pacific as the US has done. By Harry Lambert
8268, 8275 The crackdown on the Clapham vigil shows why the policing bill is so dangerous Giving the police discretion to shut down virtually any form of protest would be disastrous for democracy. By Rachel Cunliffe
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Jordan Peterson: Agent of chaos The infamous Canadian psychologist returns with more lofty self-help sermons. But his quest for order is thwarted by the tragicomedy of his own life. By Johanna Thomas-Corr
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 Israel Nash’s Topaz: sun-baked country rock in need of some frankness On his sixth album, the Americana musician subtly queries his place in a genre long associated with conservatism. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Yaa Gyasi on publishing's race problem and human recklessness The author is “obsessed” with the notion of inherited trauma, a theme that appears in her books Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom. By Sarah Manavis
8268, 8366, 8277, 8279 Carol Dyhouse’s Love Lives examines how Cinderella stories shaped women’s expectations By focusing on fairy tales, Dyhouse gives a sense of narrative cohesion to the fitful, complex, uneven revolution in postwar family life. By Sophie McBain
8300, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8496 How Covid-19 is creating the tech dystopia that we always feared Novelists had it right: plugged-in humans stare at screens all day as corporations become more powerful than governments. By Jamie Bartlett
8519 What Nick Clegg isn’t telling us about Facebook’s fight with Australia Clegg fails to acknowledge the debt Facbook owes to professional journalism, or the competitive advantage it enjoys over news providers. By Dominic Ponsford
8300, 8455, 8302, 8415, 8456, 8493 How the pandemic made virtual reality mainstream As lockdowns encourage people to turn to technology for social connection, distraction and exercise, VR no longer seems an overpriced or mystifying pastime. By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493 After U-turning in Australia, Facebook faces bigger battles elsewhere The social network has won concessions in its fight with the Australian government. But across the world politicians’ frustrations with the company have intensified. By Oscar Williams
8268, 8272, 8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 Why Facebook was right to block Australian news content The Australian government's demands on tech giants are unjustified and anti-competition. Now Facebook has called their bluff. By Sam Bowman
8300, 8362, 8303, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8496 Why debates about banning online anonymity miss the point Most digital abuse could be mitigated before a message is even seen by its target, if platforms took responsibility for what is published. By Sarah Manavis
