Joe Biden’s steep climb on Iran nuclear talks
A new hardline president in Iran complicates the US path to rejoining the arms control agreement.
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Resettling Afghan interpreters is a moral imperative for this Conservative government
Those who worked with the British troops risked their lives so that they could live safely. We failed to deliver…
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The graveyard of empires: Why American power failed in Afghanistan
In the 1990s, the Taliban exploited and took charge of a country eviscerated by war with the Soviet Union. Will…
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How will Deborah Lipstadt define anti-Semitism in the US?
Joe Biden’s nominee for anti-Semitism envoy will represent a country without consensus on what the oldest hatred looks like.
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Why we are entering a new Great Game
As neoliberalism collapses, national elites around the world are reviving mythical visions of empire.
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Will Armin Laschet succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor?
As Germany's leader prepares to step down, the past five years of polling show a country willing to consider political change.
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German election 2021: The New Statesman’s poll tracker
Germany goes to the polls on 26 September to elect a new Bundestag. Who will succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor?
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How Belarus’s authoritarian creep reached the Olympics
An alleged attempt to forcibly repatriate the Belarusian sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya suggests sport is still far from free of politics.
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