The great unravelling
The Hamas pogrom against Israeli citizens was the day when the Western-led international order expired.
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Europe has made itself vulnerable by outsourcing its security
The continent is paying countries on its fringes, democratic and otherwise, to shield its core from all the chaos.
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The challenges and threats for Labour in the world to come
A patriotic and outward-looking Starmer government could rebuild Britain’s alliances and international standing.
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What if China invaded Taiwan?
Keir Starmer has said little about his approach to foreign policy. But if he wins the next election, his premiership…
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Guns, grain, and history
The decline in Polish-Ukrainian relations will determine Europe’s political future.
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The future will be made in America
By sharing leadership with India, the US could fend off the challenge of China.
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Xi Jinping’s death wish
The Chinese leader’s obsession with Taiwan is an unpredictable influence on great power politics.
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The EU’s great power delusions
Predictions that the invasion of Ukraine will breathe new life into enlargement are based on wishful thinking.
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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers redux
The 20th century’s most influential history book foresaw the collapse of the Soviet Union and rise of China. Thirty-five years…
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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince understands the modern world. His Western suitors do not
Mohammed bin Salman resembles no one so much as the prince from Machiavelli’s manual of statecraft.
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The last days of Pax Americana
The Second Cold War is underway – can the US prevail?
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Believing in scarcity leaves us poorer
In a time of food insecurity and climate catastrophe, we mustn’t be tempted by apocalyptic Malthusian prophecies.
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The lessons of Chile’s struggle against Big Tech
Salvador Allende’s greatest legacy is his attempt to democratise technology.
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Why the West will keep losing in Africa
Neocolonialism is giving birth to a wretched authoritarianism.
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Anarchy unbound: the new scramble for Africa
Caught between climate change, migration and social upheaval, Niger and the Sahel are the crucible of Western failure.
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The curse of stability in Niger
For many West Africans, the word is synonymous with economic and political asphyxiation.
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What happens if the Russian state collapses?
The West yearns for Vladimir Putin to fall – yet this could trigger mayhem in Russia, and instability throughout Europe.
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The end of globalisation
With war in Ukraine and China’s Belt and Road project faltering, the era of open commerce is over. Who will…
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How Saudi Arabia is buying the world
As the kingdom’s model of capitalism without democracy thrives, the prospect of a Saudi century has consequences for us all.
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The left must embrace law and order
In France and elsewhere, everyday insecurity hurts the poor much more than the rich.
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