Twilight of the greenback: how sanctions may hasten the dollar’s decline
In a global financial system increasingly fractured by geopolitcal interest, the reach of the dollar is diminishing.
By
Europe
Latest in
Europe
Ukraine’s UK ambassador on refugees: “Do you have to check that my family aren’t terrorists?”
Vadym Prystaiko is calm even in the midst of war but does not hide his frustration with the British government…
By
In the long shadow of De Gaulle
As France's presidential election nears against the backdrop of war, our writer travels from the Channel to the Mediterranean.
By
Angry and afraid, Kyiv braces for Russian attack
It will take a lot for the Russians to terrify the city's remaining residents into submission.
By
The West’s previous failures may embolden Russia to use chemical weapons in Ukraine
The UK and US fear Moscow is preparing to violate a “red line”, just as its Syrian ally did last…
By
Boycotting Russia’s oligarch-run timber trade would deliver an overdue rebuke
Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine should bring renewed focus to the depletion of global forests, not provide an excuse to…
By
Antony Blinken faces his greatest test over Ukraine
His ties to Biden and his personal history make him uniquely qualified as secretary of state as Putin wages war.
By
Liz Truss labels the Russian invasion of Ukraine a “paradigm shift on the scale of 9/11”
The Foreign Secretary criticised her own party for failing to respond “strongly enough” to Putin’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.
By