The liberal dilemma on Venezuela
How the Monroe Doctrine came back to haunt the West
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How Israel warped the West
Since the 7 October attacks, humanitarian norms have been buried in the rubble of war
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A glimpse into fractured France
Andrew Hussey’s book on a “divided nation” veers too close to the personal over the political when diagnosing the Fifth…
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Daniela Gabor: “Nobody is defending free markets any more”
The radical economist on why the West needs a complete overhaul.
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Trump in the wilderness
Having led his supporters into the looking-glass world of conspiracy, the US president finds he is trapped inside it.
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The realism of religion
A Christian revival won’t save the deluded West – but it might teach it to accept its fate.
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The West is bored to death
Our nihilistic politics are a product of the crushing ennui and spiritual vacancy of modern life.
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The strange rise of the pro-Russia right
Sympathy for Vladimir Putin among conservatives is both a threat and an opportunity for liberals.
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Paying the costs of war
Keir Starmer’s defence spending increase is a very expensive lesson in failing to plan ahead.
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The AfD’s rise is the centre left’s final warning
The surging far-right is a symptom of a world slipping out of progressive control – and comprehension.
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The godfather of the Maga right
Steve Bannon on a US-Russia alliance, kinship with Blue Labour, and his war on modernity.
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Can the West guarantee Ukraine’s security?
Amid talk of “peacekeepers” and security alliances, it’s not yet clear what Europe can do to deter Russia.
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The myth of the liberal international order
Donald Trump can’t break what doesn’t exist.
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The edge of anarchy
Donald Trump’s second term will hasten American decline, at a time when Russia and China are also in crisis.
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The Syrian crucible
Can a new Middle East be fashioned from the ruins of the Assad regime?
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The rise of machinepolitik
In this era of raw power, Labour must find a new statecraft.
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Jordan Peterson’s prophecies
The Canadian thinker’s self-made deity is a symptom of the modern Western malady.
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Postliberalism redux
From their reaction to Trump’s victory, it’s clear that liberals have still failed to learn the lessons of 2016.
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The West will pay a steep price if it ignores Brics countries
If the global bloc can successfully ween itself off the US dollar, we will enter a new global order.
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Georgia’s future depends on the European Union
Admitting ex-Soviet countries into the bloc is critical to Western security.
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