Europe
Controlling crises
How do governments of past, present, national and international deal with crises?
Death toll predictions are a mug’s game
John Ware asks if our trajectory is going to be so different to the rest of Europe’s
Ageing Europe faces demographic suicide
As their birth rate plunges, EU countries are failing to confront reality
Small is best
In Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa small nations lead in terms of economic and social development
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Graduation blues
On the sad decline of the British university
The election is still Trump’s to lose
His performance has been weak but his advantages are many
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Neither beautiful, nor true
The new Fourth Plinth commission creates moral and artistic confusion
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
Are Jewish students really afraid of the Freedom of Speech Act?
Some of have raised concerns, yes, but generalisations are wrong and unhelpful
