World Affairs - New Statesman

Support 110 years of independent journalism.

World

What happens if the Russian state collapses?

The West yearns for Vladimir Putin to fall – yet this could trigger mayhem in Russia, and instability throughout Europe.

Photo of What happens if the Russian state collapses?

The meaning of Alexei Navalny’s conviction

International Politics

The meaning of Alexei Navalny’s conviction

Megan Gibson

The chaos and confusion of Donald Trump on trial

The chaos and confusion of Donald Trump on trial

David Bromwich

There is only one way to win a war of attrition

There is only one way to win a war of attrition

Lawrence Freedman

How China’s foreign minister Qin Gang disappeared into the political void

How China’s foreign minister Qin Gang disappeared into the political void

Katie Stallard

US

The president’s Hunter Biden-shaped blind spot

Sarah Baxter

The end of globalisation

Wolfgang Münchau

Everything is wrestling

The Weekend Essay

Everything is wrestling

David Roth

Book of the Day

Trapped in the generation gap

Ann Manov

Is another American revolution inevitable?

Will Lloyd

Donald Trump puts US justice on trial with him

Donald Trump puts US justice on trial with him

Katie Stallard

Europe

In defence of “what if?”

Jeremy Cliffe

The New Statesman View

A continent drifts

New Statesman

Spain defies the script

Spain defies the script

David Broder

The forward march of Europe’s far right halted

Jack Smith

Pedro Sánchez’s election battle will pre-empt Europe’s future

Jeremy Cliffe

Why the EU has out-Trumped Trump

Why the EU has out-Trumped Trump

Yanis Varoufakis

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?