Books & arts
2 July 2021
The Nordic countries show how economies can be run differently
Books & arts
16 April 2021
Books | The region that gave the world the word “balkanised” proves a fascinating setting for a travel book with a difference
Correspondents
13 April 2021
Our correspondent detects parallels between the fortunes of German football and the travails of the Merkel government
Correspondents
28 March 2021
What two men tell us about the evolution of German right-wing populism
National affairs
8 February 2021
Does Sweden’s Sámediggi offer lessons for Australia’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament?
Correspondents
13 March 2020
As the European Commission swings behind Greece, signs of an alternative Europe are emerging
Correspondents
19 February 2020
An election in a tiny East German state has reverberated all the way to the top of the country’s politics
Books & arts
16 February 2020
What explains the apparent success of populist politics?
Correspondents
4 February 2020
Europeans have been watching Australia’s bushfires and climate change policies with growing dismay
National affairs
3 January 2020
Some supporters of Jeremy Corbyn think Brexit explains Labour’s defeat. But the evidence is scant
Correspondents
31 December 2019
A dizzying 2019 ends in a Conservative upheaval with distinct traces of Tony Blair’s New Labour
Correspondents
11 December 2019
A fragmented election campaign nears its big reveal
Correspondents
20 November 2019
Boris Johnson’s election may yet restore the pith to Britain’s democracy
Correspondents
25 September 2019
Britain’s Supreme Court overrules Queen, prime minister — and people
International
15 September 2019
How the other parties react is just as important in assessing the impact of gains by the right
Correspondents
2 September 2019
How much damage will Boris Johnson and his circle inflict on Britain?
International
30 August 2019
Will the new Italian government be more durable than its short-lived predecessor?
Correspondents
21 August 2019
Boris Johnson’s team, clutching European exit visa and election plan, flies towards the sun
Books & arts
7 August 2019
Books | Is more democracy the solution to the eurozone’s malaise?
Correspondents
24 July 2019
Boris Johnson the showman needs to become a statesman. Can he?
Correspondents
12 July 2019
Has Italy’s far-right interior minister met his match in this young woman with an astonishing impact?
Correspondents
28 June 2019
One thing is needed before Brexit: a coherent government
Correspondents
24 May 2019
A young prophet of apocalypse invigorates Europe’s climate debate
Correspondents
2 April 2019
Suppose the Remainers had narrowly won the 2016 Brexit referendum. What happened next?
International
27 March 2019
The post-Soviet country might be more chaotic than some of its neighbours, but at least its election results aren’t clear before the votes are in
Correspondents
11 March 2019
The mutinies continue, but the endgame of Britain’s European drama could also be an opening
Correspondents
11 December 2018
Britain’s economic model has to change, and that may take another crisis
Correspondents
10 December 2018
At Westminster, parliament will almost certainly vote down the British prime minister’s Brexit plan. No one knows what will happen next
Correspondents
21 November 2018
Brexit’s failure of governance is sending democracy haywire
Correspondents
14 November 2018
A visit to a refugee camp in a conservative district of Berlin reveals successful efforts to understand and accommodate