After the Zeitenwende: Jürgen Habermas and Germany’s new identity crisis
The 92-year-old philosopher has warned Germans not to allow anger at Russia and admiration for Ukraine to displace their country's…
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Can Boris Johnson’s pact with Sweden and Finland compensate for his problems at home?
The Prime Minister has signed mutual security with the two countries due imminently to join Nato – but the economic…
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Putin and Zelensky offer contrasting visions of the future
Increasingly, all the Russian president has to offer is the prospect of a never-ending war.
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New South Korean president will tilt Seoul closer to the US
Yoon Suk-yeol wants to take a harder line on China and North Korea.
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Will Vladimir Putin declare war on 9 May?
Fears are rising that the Russian president will use the annual Victory Day holiday to escalate his offensive in Ukraine,…
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How the world’s dictators are rewriting the past in order to control the future
Authoritarian leaders in Russia, China and North Korea are using distorted historical narratives to justify wars and control citizens.
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The strange allure of the strongman leader
Authoritarians and autocrats continue to flourish despite a long parade of inadequacy. Can liberal democracy strike back?
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The 1990s promised a new era of peace, but it was an illusion from the start
After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Europe was lulled into a false belief that the horrors of the 20th…
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