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Arresting Donald Trump will only strengthen the conspiracists

Five years after QAnon was born, the idea of a corrupt deep state persecuting its enemies is in the mainstream…

By Gabriel Gatehouse

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Letter from Kinmen: Taiwan is already under attack

Letter from Kinmen: Taiwan is already under attack

Katie Stallard

This could be the end of Benjamin Netanyahu

This could be the end of Benjamin Netanyahu

Alona Ferber

The meaning of the battle for Bakhmut

The meaning of the battle for Bakhmut

Lawrence Freedman

Europe lost Turkey once. It cannot afford to make the same mistake again

Europe lost Turkey once. It cannot afford to make the same mistake again

Jeremy Cliffe

US

The Weekend Interview

Graham Allison: “American politics is driving towards a provocation that China could not avoid”

Jeremy Cliffe

Donald Trump’s indictment is unprecedented. It shouldn’t be

Charlotte Kilpatrick

Donald Trump's indictment is a gift to Ron DeSantis

Donald Trump’s indictment is a gift to Ron DeSantis

Charlotte Kilpatrick

Donald Trump tried to turn his first 2024 campaign rally into a religious experience

Megan Gibson

TikTok’s CEO testified before the US Congress. It did not go well

Katie Stallard

Is the clock ticking for TikTok?

Is the clock ticking for TikTok?

Katie Stallard

Europe

Vladimir Putin knows that hostage taking works

Ido Vock

With Belarus, Vladimir Putin continues his nuclear blackmail

Ido Vock

Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad

Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad

Wolfgang Münchau

Emmanuel Macron is running out of options

Ido Vock

Emmanuel Macron has no regrets

Ido Vock

Like zombies, eurozone states are lurching towards their next financial emergency

Like zombies, eurozone states are lurching towards their next financial emergency

Wolfgang Münchau

World Review Podcast

Israel chaos: has Benjamin Netanyahu lost control?

Israel chaos: has Benjamin Netanyahu lost control?

Are the Israeli protests the end of Benjamin Netanyahu?

Are the Israeli protests the end of Benjamin Netanyahu?

Best friends forever? What we learned from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Moscow

Best friends forever? What we learned from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Moscow

Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri

Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri