Macron’s interior minister signals his authoritarian shift
As the French president endures weekly protests, Gérald Darmanin has emerged as his most prominent law and order hard-liner.
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Why has Finland joined Nato?
Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine catalysed the most significant security restructure in northern Europe for decades.
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The meaning of Sanna Marin’s defeat
As with Jacinda Ardern, the Finnish prime minister’s international fame disguised her domestic woes.
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Vladimir Putin knows that hostage taking works
Russia’s arrest of the American journalist Evan Gershkovich is a disturbing escalation.
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With Belarus, Vladimir Putin continues his nuclear blackmail
Russia’s announcement that it will station nuclear weapons in its neighbouring country is intended to put pressure on the West.
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Germany has taken over Britain’s role as leader of the EU’s awkward squad
Olaf Scholz’s insistence on reopening the debate on fuel-driven cars was Cameron-esque in its pettiness and its short-sightedness.
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The meaning of the battle for Bakhmut
Without taking the city Vladimir Putin cannot achieve his war aims.
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Eastern Ukraine’s surging healthcare crisis
Doctors and NGOs near the war’s front lines report that a physical and mental health disaster is looming.
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