8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470, 8471, 8472, 8473 Annalena Baerbock: the woman who could become Germany's first Green chancellor Baerbock embodies the once-fringe party's emergence as a force capable of conquering the German political centre. By Jeremy Cliffe
8415, 8456, 8422, 8423 Long-distance love: The couples torn apart by Covid Across the world, thousands of binational couples and families separated by international coronavirus travel restrictions long to be reunited. By Sophie McBain
8320, 8324, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8463, 8416, 8468 Why it’s implausible for Joe Biden to say the US was “successful” in Afghanistan After two decades of American presence in Afghanistan, the Taliban is resurgent. By Emily Tamkin
8268, 8511, 8320, 8323, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462 Exclusive: French people feel unsafe taking AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines Around half of those surveyed said they would feel unsafe taking either of the jabs, according to new polling for the New Statesman. By Ido Vock
8268, 8328, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8416, 8472 Why the threat posed by Covid-19 to the global economy is not over The failure to vaccinate much of the world and the danger posed by new mutations will continue to depress growth. By James Meadway
8277, 8279, 8320, 8326, 8415, 8457, 8465, 8422, 8475 Paul Kagame: the hidden dictator How Paul Kagame’s Rwandan regime wooed the global elite. By Martin Fletcher
8268, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 Will Biden’s presidency break the grip of Reaganism on US politics? By Emily Tamkin
8277, 8299, 8280, 8415, 8416, 8472, 8422, 8481, 8479 Seaspiracy: the overfishing documentary that became entangled in its own net The film’s over-simplification and outdated statistics risk adding to the challenges already facing the world’s oceans. By Freddie Hayward
8268, 8366, 8320, 8324, 8323, 8327, 8415, 8457, 8467, 8416, 8469, 8473 New Zealand’s three-day miscarriage leave is still not nearly enough Bringing pregnancy loss into line with other forms of bereavement entitlement is an important step – but it should only be the beginning of the conversation. By Emma Haslett
8320, 8324, 8323, 8415, 8456, 8493, 8499, 8457, 8459, 8462 Will the Johnson & Johnson suspension in the US add to Europe’s vaccine roll-out woes? The response to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine review offers a useful precedent for the latest setback. By Ido Vock
8320, 8321, 8325, 8415, 8456 Why is Israel doing so much better than Chile at coming out of lockdown? Both countries have high vaccination rates, but the difference in Covid case rates can serve as a lesson to the UK. By Nicu Calcea
8320, 8324, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8464, 8416, 8468 Afghanistan: Joe Biden announces an end to "America's longest war” The US president says America's military presence in the country has run its course. By Emily Tamkin
8519, 8522, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8459 Madoff and me: How I lost my father to the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme Bernie Madoff, the man behind the most devastating financial fraud in history, has died. Willard Foxton reflects on how white-collar crime brought tragedy to his family.
8519, 8524 Business data shows the Nordics aren't as progressive as we think While the Nordic nations are rated as being among the most equal in the world, gender stereotypes prevail in many workplaces across the region.
8519, 8415, 8493 "This risks creating an arms race": inside Europe's battle over the future of quantum computing Citing security concerns, the EU is threatening to cut British scientists out of a key research programme. Are the concerns justified, or is this an act of Brexit-inspired retaliation?
8519, 8522 Coinbase IPO: like it or not, you’re now invested in Bitcoin The great success of cryptocurrencies has not been their technology, but their ability to inveigle themselves into the financial system.
8519, 8522, 8268, 8328 Britain is becoming the sick man of the G20 Our trackers show the UK’s economic recovery will be slower than that of almost any other advanced economy.
8268, 8296, 8269 Missing kits, wrong results and high prices: The great Covid-19 travel test rip-off A broken market of private test providers is frustrating the quarantine process and risking the spread of new variants. By Anoosh Chakelian
8268, 8275, 8517 David Cameron and the great sell-out Why the humiliation of the former prime minister is a fitting end to an era of politics that turned the state into a business. By John Gray
8268, 8274, 8394 Should Boris Johnson call a snap Scottish independence referendum? Nicola Sturgeon is right to fear that an early vote could favour the unionist side. By Chris Deerin
8300, 8455, 8415, 8456 Why has the Covid-19 vaccine had such high uptake in the UK? Despite fears over anti-vaxx conspiracies, public confidence has remained strong. But can the government take credit for the lack of hesitancy? By Sarah Manavis
8268, 8275, 8272 The greatest tribute to Prince Philip is not media panegyrics, but the silence of republicans The biggest achievement of the Duke’s life is that he leaves the British monarchy looking considerably more secure than he found it. By Stephen Bush
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Musa Okwonga’s One of Them: an elegantly written memoir of his Eton days This detailed exploration of life at Eton slips along so gracefully that I spent the last few chapters in a state of horror that the book didn’t have much longer to run. By Stephen Bush
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Philip Roth and the repellent What is most disturbing in Blake Bailey’s biography is not Roth’s behaviour, but his biographer’s apparently unthinking alignment with it. By Erica Wagner
8277, 8280 The ghost of James Gandolfini in Enough Said Nicole Holofcener’s 2013 romantic comedy captures Gandolfini’s spirit and irrepressible charm. By Simran Hans
8277, 8282, 8515 I was a teenage Taylor Swift fan – before Fearless, she was our little secret The success of Swift’s breakthrough record was a bittersweet moment for us, her earliest British superfans. By Sarah Carson
8277, 8283, 8415, 8422, 8476 The secrets that make The Circle the best reality show on television On paper, The Circle shouldn't work. So how did it become TV's most unique reality series? By Sarah Manavis
8277, 8283 Thanks to The Crown, Prince Philip will be immortalised as an anti-hero The late Duke of Edinburgh was both vilified and vindicated by The Crown; for younger generations, this is how we will remember him. By Eleanor Peake
8300, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8496 Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins: “A 16-year-old could do what I'm doing” The head of the celebrated investigative website on open-source sleuthing, mistrust in governments and how to prevent online radicalisation. By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8303 How gossip forum Tattle Life became the most toxic place on the internet On Tattle Life, influencers and celebrities exist for one purpose: to have the details of their personal lives doxxed and their every move torn apart. By Sarah Manavis
8519, 8521, 8300, 8363, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495 Are Apple and Google weaponising privacy? The US tech giants stand accused of co-opting EU legislation to reinforce their market power. By Oscar Williams
8268, 8272, 8419, 8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8495 Tech giants should pay the price for the abuse posted on their sites Julie Burchill’s harassment of Ash Sarkar was enabled by an effective multi-billion dollar a year subsidy handed by nation states to Facebook and Twitter. By Dominic Ponsford
8300, 8362, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496 Shoshana Zuboff on why Big Tech is the biggest threat to democracy The author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism believes the expanding empire of technology behemoths poses an existential risk. By Freddie Hayward
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. By Oscar Williams
