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Germany has become the roadblock at the heart of Europe

Berlin is consciously and deliberately stalling on sending Kyiv battle tanks.

By Jeremy Cliffe

Photo of Germany has become the roadblock at the heart of Europe

China’s new foreign minister and the taming of “wolf warrior” diplomacy

China’s new foreign minister and the taming of “wolf warrior” diplomacy

Katie Stallard

Jacinda Ardern’s resignation is both a shock and entirely unsurprising

Jacinda Ardern’s resignation is both a shock and entirely unsurprising

Megan Gibson

Nan Goldin’s politics of sex

Nan Goldin’s politics of sex

Anna Leszkiewicz

Kenneth Roth on Harvard fellowship controversy: “My biggest concern is for academic freedom”

The International Interview

Kenneth Roth on Harvard fellowship controversy: “My biggest concern is for academic freedom”

Alona Ferber

US

Ron DeSantis supporters are overlooking something crucial – he’s boring

Charlotte Kilpatrick

Everything we think about police reform is wrong

Brian Klaas

Where did America’s recession go?

Where did America’s recession go?

Will Dunn

American hubris

Adam Tooze

What the strong US midterm results mean for Joe Biden

Emily Tamkin

Nick Fuentes: the white supremacist travelling with Kanye West

Nick Fuentes: the white supremacist travelling with Kanye West

Emily Tamkin

Europe

The war in Ukraine will go on for years – and so will its consequences for Britain

Andrew Marr

This is how Putin loses the war

Bruno Maçães

How many people migrate to Europe and the UK? Use our migration tracker to find out

How many people migrate to Europe and the UK? Use our migration tracker to find out

Nick Ferris and Mengying Du

Is the EU plan to counter US green subsidies “Marx on steroids”?

Wolfgang Münchau

How a bestselling novel reveals French sympathy for Putin

Andrew Hussey

Germany is isolated once more – and no one now trusts Olaf Scholz

Germany is isolated once more – and no one now trusts Olaf Scholz

Wolfgang Münchau

World Review Podcast

As Israeli-Palestinian clashes intensify, is a third intifada coming?

As Israeli-Palestinian clashes intensify, is a third intifada coming?

Inside China’s global propaganda machine – with Joshua Kurlantzick

Inside China’s global propaganda machine – with Joshua Kurlantzick

Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine

Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine

Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius

Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius