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International Tim Colebatch 8 December 2015 The National Front’s surge could deliver the French presidency to Marine Le Pen in 2017, writes Tim Colebatch. But the electoral arithmetic might change after…
International Paul Rogers 23 November 2015 The strategy against ISIS must recognise that this fourteen-year conflict hasn’t played out anywhere near as expected, writes Paul Rogers International Damir Mitrić and Sudbin Musić 18 November 2015 The story of how London’s ArcelorMittal Orbit came to commemorate victims of genocide points to the failure of the settlement signed twenty years ago, write Damir … Correspondents David Hayes 16 November 2015 The “13/11” massacre reveals the scale of the ISIS threat, writes David Hayes in London. That makes a coherent response vital International Jane Goodall 16 November 2015 In the face of the attacks in Paris and Beirut, the philosophical heritage of stoicism carries a radical challenge, writes Jane Goodall
Correspondents Daniel Nethery 30 October 2015 It’s seventy years since France introduced major social security laws. Daniel Nethery was there for the celebration
Correspondents Klaus Neumann 29 October 2015 In the third of a series of articles about Germany’s response to the refugee crisis, Klaus Neumann reports from the German–Austrian border Correspondents Klaus Neumann 27 October 2015 Twenty-five years after reunification, the mass arrival of refugees in recent weeks has exposed old and new fault lines, writes Klaus Neumann Correspondents Klaus Neumann 19 October 2015 German chancellor Angela Merkel has shaken off a reputation for indecisiveness, writes Klaus Neumann. But can she hold the line on asylum seekers as circumstances change? Correspondents David Hayes 8 September 2015 An influx of neighbours is testing Europe’s unity and values, and Britain’s instinct for semi-detachment, writes David Hayes in London
International Klaus Neumann 7 September 2015 A line by Angela Merkel helps us understand the extraordinary welcome being given to displaced people in Germany, writes Klaus Neumann
Correspondents David Hayes 7 August 2015 National treasure to be defended or imperial behemoth to be tamed? A war over the BBC’s future is taking shape, says David Hayes International Klaus Neumann 16 July 2015 Although this week’s agreement has kept Greece in the eurozone, its impact will be dire, writes Klaus Neumann. But alternatives still remain Correspondents David Hayes 12 July 2015 After five years in a bunker a wounded party faces a choice of exits, says David Hayes   Books & arts John Besemeres 15 June 2015 Books | The excesses of Vladimir Putin’s first eight years as president are vividly brought to life by journalist Peter Pomerantsev, writes John Besemeres
Essays & reportage Klaus Neumann 12 June 2015 The low-key public debate over the arrival of European refugees in the late 1930s contrasts dramatically with the outcry when Jewish Holocaust survivors arrived nearly a decade…
Books & arts Jane Goodall 25 May 2015 Television | Even without Edna Everage, the sixtieth Eurovision entered hyperspace once and for all, writes Jane Goodall International Klaus Neumann 12 May 2015 The challenge is to convince European governments and civil society that there is no easy solution to irregular migration, writes Klaus Neumann. In the meantime,… Essays & reportage Klaus Neumann 20 April 2015 Greece wants war reparations and loan repayments from Germany, writes Klaus Neumann. The idea isn’t as far-fetched as it might sound International John Besemeres 23 March 2015 Superficially, the Minsk Two agreement promises much. But, asks John Besemeres, can its European signatories counter Vladimir Putin’s long-run campaign to…
Correspondents David Hayes 5 March 2015 No foreign policy, mute diplomacy and a weak military, goes the mantra. In London, David Hayes tests the alarm
Books & arts Jane Goodall 2 March 2015 Television | Jane Goodall reviews Fortitude and the second series of Broadchurch Essays & reportage Janna Thompson 23 February 2015 As the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide approaches, Janna Thompson considers the nature of the crime Books & arts Matthew Gray 5 February 2015 Books | Matthew Gray reviews an illuminating account of a diverse nationality in search of self-determination International Klaus Neumann 30 January 2015 Anti-immigration demonstrations in the old East Germany have been dwarfed by crowds across Germany supporting the country’s new openness, writes Klaus Neumann
International Greg Barton 11 January 2015 We must avoid the cycle of recrimination that strengthens the extremist narrative, argues Greg Barton
International John Besemeres 17 December 2014 The Russian president wants to restore the old empire. John Besemeres looks at the former Soviet republics he is pressuring to see the world his way International Andrew Vandenberg 17 December 2014 Faced with the unexpected electoral strength of the far-right Sweden Democrats, the major political groupings aren’t following the usual script, writes Andrew … International Robert Horvath 11 December 2014 Supporters of the Russian president have been busy rewriting what happened at the G20 meeting in Brisbane, writes Robert Horvath. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin’s… International John Besemeres 20 November 2014 The Russian president’s broad support at home reflects a radically different perception of events since the fall of the Berlin Wall, writes John Besemeres