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In the grip of overlapping crises, Europe faces a leadership vacuum

Emmanuel Macron is a lame duck, Mario Draghi is leaving office and Olaf Scholz is hesitant. Who will step up…

By Mujtaba Rahman

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Volodymyr Zelensky is wrong to ask the West to ban Russian tourists

Volodymyr Zelensky is wrong to ask the West to ban Russian tourists

Ido Vock

The FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was the rule of law in action

The FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was the rule of law in action

Emily Tamkin

Alexei Navalny’s chief of staff: “Putinism will now come to an end much sooner”

Alexei Navalny’s chief of staff: “Putinism will now come to an end much sooner”

Ido Vock

Biden’s bill is the biggest climate victory since the Paris Agreement

Biden’s bill is the biggest climate victory since the Paris Agreement

India Bourke

US

Are the Democrats finally getting their act together?

Philip Collins

Republicans, this is why you wait for more information

Emily Tamkin

Is everything suddenly going Joe Biden's way?

Is everything suddenly going Joe Biden’s way?

Emily Tamkin

With George Soros, right-wing America puts conspiracy above reality

Emily Tamkin

The pointlessness of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

Emily Tamkin

Why a bid to strip away abortion rights in Kansas backfired

US Midterm Elections 2022

Why a bid to strip away abortion rights in Kansas backfired

Emily Tamkin

Europe

What the Crimea airbase attack means for the war in Ukraine

Katie Stallard

Germany must abandon its debt brake to make up for the lost Merkel years

Thorsten Benner

Are Russian forces in Ukraine exploiting Western fears of a nuclear disaster?

Are Russian forces in Ukraine exploiting Western fears of a nuclear disaster?

Ido Vock

Why it’s not surprising that Viktor Orbán spoke at CPAC

Emily Tamkin

The perils of autocracy

Lawrence Freedman

The energy crisis: what the UK could learn from Germany

The energy crisis: what the UK could learn from Germany

Philippa Nuttall, Anoosh Chakelian, Ido Vock and Nick Ferris

World Review Podcast

Why the Democrats’ big bill matters

Why the Democrats’ big bill matters

How serious is the Taiwan Strait crisis?

How serious is the Taiwan Strait crisis?

Putin can still be toppled, with Leonid Volkov

Putin can still be toppled, with Leonid Volkov

How will China respond to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit?

How will China respond to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit?