France’s ambassador to the US: “We have to defend our values”
The arrival of a “little” Statue of Liberty in Washington, DC, is a chance for Philippe Étienne to muse on the French-US relationship.
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The global minimum corporate tax rate goes to the G20
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen got G7 finance ministers on board last month. Can she do the same with her…
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What next in Israel and Iran’s shadow war?
Events are once more pitting the the Middle East’s regional superpowers against each other. Civilians on both sides fear they will be the…
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How Boris Johnson’s government lost its way on human rights
Downing Street claims civil liberties are at the top of its list of priorities for Global Britain. Is that really true?
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Can Volodymyr Zelensky take on Ukraine’s oligarchy?
The reopening in the pandemic is shedding light on the country's most endemic problem: corruption.
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As its democracy deteriorates further, never forget that Hungary and Viktor Orbán are not the same
It's unfair for the world to blame the nation's football players for the homophobic actions of their government.
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Can Europe’s summer reopening last?
The Delta variant of Covid-19 has left EU officials worried about a repeat of last year’s post-summer surge.
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Trapped in the Cold Web
How the US and Russia became entangled.
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