Why China and its trading allies are well placed to topple the dollar
After decades meting out sanctions and financial coercion, the US may soon feel its grip on world trade beginning to…
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Europe’s centrist parties let industry rot and society fragment. Now they’re being punished for it
In Italy, France, Germany and Britain, the flight of voters to the political extremes can be mapped on to neglected…
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The New Age of Tragedy
Great-power rivalry, resource scarcity and the crumbling of the liberal rules-based order.
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Ireland booms while Brexit Britain whimpers next door
While Joe Biden visits Ireland, Brexiteers said their closest EU neighbour would be “doomed” – now it’s set to be…
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The Taliban’s Afghanistan: murder, repression and economic devastation
The de facto government remains an international pariah, but it's the Afghani people that suffer.
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The real problem with Joe Biden’s democracy summit
The urgent work to defend global democracy needs more than a Zoom call.
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Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad
Olaf Scholz’s insistence on reopening the debate on fuel-driven cars was Cameron-esque in its pettiness and its short-sightedness.
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Is the clock ticking for TikTok?
US policymakers are turning their attention to TikTok following the Chinese spy balloon debacle.
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