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The Kakhovka dam attack is just the beginning

As Kyiv launches its counter-offensive, both sides are escalating.

By Katie Stallard

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Letter from Marseille: the lawless metropolis

Letter from Marseille: the lawless metropolis

Andrew Hussey

Despite Brexit, Britain is not the sick man of Europe – that accolade goes to Germany

Despite Brexit, Britain is not the sick man of Europe – that accolade goes to Germany

Wolfgang Münchau

Marina Litvinenko: “I’m glad to talk about him – it feels like a duty”

Marina Litvinenko: “I’m glad to talk about him – it feels like a duty”

Megan Gibson

Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”

Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China”

Bruno Maçães

US

Joe Biden is too old to run again – but he’s still the Democrats’ best hope

Sarah Baxter

The dark reality of Ron DeSantis’s disastrous campaign launch

Sarah Baxter

The chaos and confusion of Trump on trial

The Weekend Essay

The chaos and confusion of Trump on trial

David Bromwich

CNN’s Town Hall let Donald Trump have the last laugh

Sarah Baxter

As strongman leaders around the world begin to fall, has authoritarianism peaked?

Jeremy Cliffe

Ron DeSantis’s campaign is already in trouble

Ron DeSantis’s campaign is already in trouble

Katie Stallard

Europe

Fear and loathing in Armenia

Ido Vock

A rising backlash against green policies is energising Europe’s far right

Wolfgang Münchau

Ukraine reveals the rise of the non-aligned state

International Politics

Ukraine reveals the rise of the non-aligned state

Katie Stallard

Putin on trial

Ido Vock

Britain’s Brexit divisions are re-emerging

Wolfgang Münchau

Brain surgery in a warzone

Brain surgery in a warzone

Henry Marsh

World Review Podcast

How Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

How Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

Is the National Conservatism conference a glimpse into Britain’s future?

Is the National Conservatism conference a glimpse into Britain’s future?

How can Putin be put on trial? With Philippe Sands

How can Putin be put on trial? With Philippe Sands

What is at stake in Ukraine’s counter-offensive?

What is at stake in Ukraine’s counter-offensive?