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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

Where did America’s recession go?

Will Dunn

American hubris

Adam Tooze

What the strong US midterm results mean for Joe Biden

What the strong US midterm results mean for Joe Biden

Emily Tamkin

Nick Fuentes: the white supremacist travelling with Kanye West

Emily Tamkin

Ye, Adidas and the trap of celebrity anti-Semitism

Emily Tamkin

The underlying tension of Emmanuel Macron’s US state visit

The underlying tension of Emmanuel Macron’s US state visit

Ido Vock

Europe

How a bestselling novel reveals French sympathy for Putin

Andrew Hussey

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

Wolfgang Münchau

What Germany gets wrong

What Germany gets wrong

New Statesman

The brutal methods of Russia’s Wagner Group

Ido Vock

What we know about the helicopter crash that killed three Ukrainian officials

Ido Vock

Leader: The Kremlin’s theory of victory

Leader: The Kremlin’s theory of victory

New Statesman

World Review Podcast

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

Terror and tragedy in Ukraine

Terror and tragedy in Ukraine

The future of democracy for Israel and Brazil

The future of democracy for Israel and Brazil