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The new era of American darkness

With the Supreme Court ruling, the US has taken a step closer to political ruin. Europe must now prepare for…

By Jeremy Cliffe

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Roe vs Wade and the land of lost liberty

Roe vs Wade and the land of lost liberty

Emily Tamkin and Katie Stallard

How Putin prepared elite troops for Ukraine

How Putin prepared elite troops for Ukraine

James Kilner

“You have to say when things are wicked”: Chris Patten's lessons from negotiating with China

International Politics

“You have to say when things are wicked”: Chris Patten’s lessons from negotiating with China

Katie Stallard

Russia must lose this war

Russia must lose this war

Jonathan Littell

US

The International Interview

US diplomat Marie Yovanovitch: “The Trump years did great damage”

Emily Tamkin

Nato’s “comeback” pivots on America’s troubled politics

Jeremy Cliffe

The US Supreme Court is aggressively asserting its right-wing politics

The US Supreme Court is aggressively asserting its right-wing politics

Emily Tamkin

America’s crisis-industrial complex

Nikhil Pal Singh

Guns, abortion, climate: how a new US Supreme Court ruling threatens the planet

India Bourke

The message from the Supreme Court: do not get used to having rights

The message from the Supreme Court: do not get used to having rights

Pippa Bailey

Europe

Chart of the Day

UK wages have fallen behind European rivals

Nick Ferris

The ethical dilemma of rebuilding Ukraine after the war

Ido Vock

The Roe vs Wade decision is resonating in Europe

The Roe vs Wade decision is resonating in Europe

Ido Vock

Who’s arming Ukraine?

Ben Walker

Erdoğan exposes Nato’s mirage of unity

Megan Gibson

Is this the end of the Ukrainian moment?

Is this the end of the Ukrainian moment?

Mark Leonard and Ivan Krastev

World Review Podcast

What Trump and Putin got wrong, with Marie Yovanovitch

What Trump and Putin got wrong, with Marie Yovanovitch

How will the end of Roe vs Wade transform America?

How will the end of Roe vs Wade transform America?

China’s broken promises on Hong Kong, with Chris Patten

China’s broken promises on Hong Kong, with Chris Patten

BONUS EPISODE: Will the world end its addiction to growth? With the Club of Rome

BONUS EPISODE: Will the world end its addiction to growth? With the Club of Rome

Adrian Bradley, Philippa Nuttall and NS Podcasts