The US president doesn’t think in terms of long-term strategy but rather in terms of deadlines
Countries that once saw American success as their own now view the US as an adversary and Beijing as a model
By drawing on the country’s progressive tradition when it comes to women’s empowerment, Julia Ioffe makes a refreshing argument that a different Russia is possible
Leaders’ dreams of immortality are doing strange things to our politics
Events in Ukraine and Bulgaria show how easily such bodies can become politicised
Maga’s ‘second American revolution’ has inspired European politicians on both left and right to rebrand themselves
People are willing to tolerate transparent conflicts of interest but they won’t stand for hypocrisy
The historical period that began with the reunification of Germany is ending now for Europe
Liberal nationalists must respond with imagination to US policies rather than gripe at being cut out of Ukraine talks
EU member states should not be in a hurry to appease the new US president
Giving up the idea that 1989 marked an epochal victory for its worldview would reveal our current moment more clearly
Putin is in no hurry to negotiate the end of conflict in Ukraine
Bulgaria is suffering from political long Covid — and the rest of Europe is at risk
Comparisons with the last days of the Soviet Union are revealing
Parties of the far right are set to prosper, but will also face challenges of their own
Populists returning to power come armed with a list of enemies, not policy choices
A singular book on identity politics that neither condemns nor embraces it but brings order to a world not at ease with itself
Nato membership will be essential to any negotiated end to the war with Russia
But defeat for the Hungarian premier on Ukraine’s future membership shows his ability to disrupt could be waning
New polling suggests western public opinion is not convinced that this is a winnable war
How a popular board game that pits two teams against one another has lessons for democracies
The Russian president has come to fear his elites as much as they fear him
Putin’s war on Ukraine exposes not only a rift between Russia and the west, but also divisions within eastern Europe
In an ideal world, electoral politics should cool passions, not inflame them
Indifference to Putin’s aggression in Ukraine has left western analysts flummoxed
