War in Ukraine Russia is still underestimating Ukraine The war in Ukraine has become one of attrition – it’s Vladimir Putin’s only alternative to acknowledging defeat. By Lawrence Freedman
Labour Does Keir Starmer’s plan to freeze energy bills go far enough? The Labour leader’s intervention has been welcomed, but critics on the left argue firms should be nationalised, not bailed out. By Rachel Wearmouth
Jonn Elledge From drought to energy bills, inflation to the NHS, Britain is falling apart at the seams
The Taliban’s Afghanistan, one year on: murder, repression and economic devastation The de facto government remains an international pariah, but it's the Afghani people that suffer. By Ido Vock
Salman Rushdie shows us that free speech is life itself Rushdie knows how vital, how serious the business of storytelling is. Yet in my encounters with him he never took… а> By Erica Wagner
Books The attack on Salman Rushdie is an attack on a global community of writers and readers Soumya Bhattacharya
Business There’s a new factor pushing up energy prices, and it’s nothing to do with Russia Emma Haslett
Business The UK is going into recession, and even Liz Truss might not be able to save it Emma Haslett
Environment Pascal Lamy on the climate crisis: “We have to go way back to find a global picture as depressing as today” Philippa Nuttall
Climate Nuclear energy vs renewables: which is the best solution for the climate crisis? Philippa Nuttall
Sport The battle for the soul of English cricket When the former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq blew the whistle on racism, resignations and inquiries followed. Has anything changed? By Emma John
Lisa Nandy: “I disliked the cults around Blair and Corbyn: one man doesn’t change things” By Kate Mossman
Energy and Climate Change The Policy Ask with Arthur Snell: “Many of the world’s problems stem from the Iraq invasion” Spotlight