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Buck off: US pauses Ukraine aid
In an effort to bring Ukraine to the negotiating table, America has paused military help to the war-torn country. What will this mean on the ground? …
1 year ago
Conversation peace: can Europe bargain with Russia?
European leaders met in London this weekend after Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s public row shattered hopes for a US-led truce in Ukraine. Wha…
1 year ago
Ode to dread: Europe after Trump
This week European leaders have lined up to charm Donald Trump. But the broad smiles belie a bigger fear: what would it mean for the continent’s secu…
1 year ago
Heir-raising: the boom in inheritance
As the baby-boom generation starts to die and economic growth slows many more people are getting rich from family wealth. Are we returning to the age…
1 year ago
Phase transition? Gaza’s shaky peace
The first phase of Gaza’s ceasefire is near its end, but planning for the even more fraught second phase has hardly begun. What chance for near-term …
1 year ago
Emmanuel dexterity: Trump and Macron chat
The meeting between France’s and America’s presidents had a familiarly chummy feel. We ask whether Emmanuel Macron’s charm offensive might have chang…
1 year ago
Left, right and centre: Germany’s election
Instead of needing three parties to cobble together a majority, the country’s two traditional main ones have the numbers. What to expect once the tal…
1 year ago
Friends (the one with estrangement): Europe without the US
Europe must move boldly as the American-led world order shatters beneath it; we explain how. Many people view the freedom to work from home as a perk…
1 year ago
Young, gifted and black: Africa’s next generation
Africa’s young are educated, ambitious side-hustlers. But they are hampered by their economies and dispirited by their politicians. How to harness th…
1 year ago
Colour visions: a German-election lookahead
The possibilities for an inevitable coalition government are a head-spinning colour wheel of party logos. We look at the most likely outcomes, and th…
1 year ago