Ghosts of the Cultural Revolution
Tania Branigan’s Red Memory shows how Xi Jinping’s China is erasing the violence and tyranny of Mao’s purges from history.
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Why Britain is deluded about Germany
Two years in Berlin have taught me that German efficiency is a myth.
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Germany is isolated once more – and no one now trusts Olaf Scholz
For Europe, the German chancellor’s first year in office has been a series of broken promises and fractured relationships.
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What Germany gets wrong
The war in Ukraine is among the biggest tests the EU has faced – but instead of showing leadership, Olaf…
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The brutal methods of Russia’s Wagner Group
The group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has used the Ukraine war to establish himself in Russian politics.
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Kenneth Roth on Harvard fellowship controversy: “My biggest concern is for academic freedom”
Although the university has reversed its block against the former head of Human Rights Watch, concerns over freedom of speech…
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We are watching Israel build an authoritarian government in real time
Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is eroding checks and balances on power.
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The “Lady Voldemort” of German politics is poised to unite the extreme left and right
If she starts her own anti-establishment party, Sahra Wagenknecht could alter Germany’s political landscape.
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