Emmanuel Macron
NATO’s at war with itself
Russia looks set to enjoy the fragility of its great adversary, the Atlantic Alliance
We can all be Gaullists today
Britain sustained de Gaulle. The general’s views on Britain should resonate now.
Macron needs another reboot
The French people are not happy. Can their President do anything to change that?
Jobsworths home and away
The referee is a blessed form of jobsworth
Return of the dragon
China’s Covid belligerence will only isolate it further
There’s no need to shout
Patrick West reviews You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy
Identity politics in these islands
A new forum sets out to save the UK – but time is ticking
An essential record
Norman Lebrecht reviews Shostakovich: Violin concertos 1&2, performed by Alina Ibragimova and the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia
Liberals aren’t their own worst enemies
Why do so many Western liberals behave as if they agree with Putin’s critique of Western liberalism?
Digging up Franco, burying history
The resurgent Spanish left wants to exhume the former dictator’s remains and even outlaw any favourable mention of his legacy