What Hitler’s war with America reveals about today’s great power rivalries
The tinderbox of 1941 shows that the risk of armed conflict between China and the US is real.
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Can the world trust China on climate change?
Xi Jinping’s attempts to win the world’s confidence on environmental policy relies on the US’s failure to do likewise.
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France and the UK must renew the Entente Cordiale to save the West
The link between Britain and France binds the Anglosphere to Europe – it must not be allowed to fray.
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The meaning of Vladimir Putin’s attack on liberalism
By railing against liberalism, “cancel culture” and trans rights, the Russian president is exploiting debates taking place in Western societies…
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Is John Kerry the man for the climate moment?
The US’s special climate envoy faces the daunting task of winning over sceptics at Cop26 – and at home.
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Why the Age of Impunity endangers us all
State and non-state actors behave as though the rules don't apply to them, and civilians are paying the price.
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IUCN’s Al Mubarak: the conservation leader who says we can work with oil majors
While campaigners call for a ban on fossil fuel sponsorship, the head of the planet's biggest nature network takes a…
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With Turkey in crisis, Erdoğan leans into chaos
As the country’s currency falls and domestic opposition surges, Turkey’s president deals with a diplomatic crisis of his own making.
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