The vital few
A new book explores the importance, as well as the dangers, of risk
The immobile prince
Political chaos masks the stagnation of French economic life
Europe between the Seine and the Tiber
It is time for Paris and Rome to rethink sovereignty and their relationship with the EU
Liberal gerontocracy and its discontents
Fewer young people supporting more old people has become an unsustainable situation
Return of the referendum?
More direct democracy could be Europe’s only means of restoring political legitimacy
The ongoing fiasco of European defence
Starry-eyed talk of continental cooperation obscures the grim reality of competing interests
The Catalan gridlock
Catalans are losing their identity as well as their hopes for sovereignty
The genealogy of nuclear fear
How the world turned against nuclear energy and rationalism
The Brazilian solution
How Plano Real defeated inflation
The technological escalation
Will the US semiconductor strategy prevail against China?
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Season’s bleatings
Christmas is almost here, but our MPs are not in the festive spirit
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
Art sales slump
Real world issues have quenched the post-COVID euphoria
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
Progressive realism
Can Labour’s new foreign policy doctrine work in our troubled world?
Doom and bloom
Live woke and die
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
