How mistrust is fuelling a Covid-19 surge in Russia
Vaccine hesitancy and unpopular policies could hurt Vladimir Putin ahead of this year’s legislative elections.
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How the UK’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout has dramatically reduced deaths
Deaths have plummeted from 400 at the same point during the second wave to just eight.
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The best way to reset UK-Germany relations would be a change of government in London
Angela Merkel’s visit is a reminder that Boris Johnson’s Conservatives command none of the trust needed.
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen: “The United States is stronger when we’re working with our allies”
The only woman on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaks to the New Statesman about Nato, US-UK relations, and her…
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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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Joe Biden’s infrastructure deal fails to match the climate threat
The US president can prioritise bipartisan cooperation or the climate crisis but not both.
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Andy Burnham: “I’m prepared to go back but as something different”
Rejuvenated by leaving Westminster, the mayor believes he has what it takes to be leader of the moribund Labour Party. So will it…
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt: “Social media has benefited the global conversation”
The former Danish prime minister and co-chair of the Facebook Oversight Board on whether she can hold the social media giant to…
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