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James Panichi 14 September 2012 You can drive for days, but Brussels always catches up with you, discovers James Panichi
International Philippe Marlière 21 August 2012 Surprisingly little has changed under new president François Hollande, writes Philippe Marlière James Panichi 11 July 2012 European integration has come a long way since the European Coal and Steel Community was created in 1951. A stroll through the Parlamentarium in Brussels reveals the strengths and… Books & arts Richard Johnstone 4 July 2012 Richard Johnstone reviews William Maxwell’s The Château Books & arts Richard Johnstone 4 June 2012 Richard Johnstone reviews Frederic Manning’s extraordinary account of the foot soldiers of the first world war
Jasmina Kijevcanin 10 May 2012 Was the real winner of the Serbian election the party that came third? Jasmina Kijevcanin reports from Belgrade
Books & arts Richard Johnstone 3 May 2012 Richard Johnstone reviews a new edition of a classic novel International Klaus Neumann 19 April 2012 The Nobel laureate’s latest intervention in public debate says more about him than about the Middle East, writes Klaus Neumann. But it also draws attention to… Frank Bongiorno 9 April 2012 The Iron Lady casts a long shadow, as David Cameron is finding in the lead-up to the next British election, writes Frank Bongiorno in London Daniel Nethery 2 April 2012 Paul Keating has it wrong about the German city, writes Daniel Nethery
International John Besemeres 28 March 2012 Born-again reformer, pragmatist or more of the same? The signs are mixed for Vladimir Putin’s third term as president, writes John Besemeres
International John Besemeres 1 March 2012 Vladimir Putin is likely to win Sunday’s presidential elections, but it’s less clear how events will unfold in Russia once he moves back into his old job, writes… David Hayes 22 February 2012 A high-stakes constitutional tussle over the future of the United Kingdom is under way. The political transformation of Scotland since the 1950s will help to shape the outcome,… Books & arts Jock Given 16 February 2012 Denis O’Brien’s story helps explain what went wrong for the Celtic Tiger Daniel Nethery 8 February 2012 In Athens Daniel Nethery finds that the conventional diagnosis of Greece’s problems doesn’t quite fit the reality
Essays & reportage Jane Goodall 9 January 2012 Václav Havel, who died in December, was Orwell’s true successor, writes Jane Goodall
International John Besemeres 22 December 2011 A resentful Putin means further strains in East–West relations and a renewed effort to lock in Russia’s western neighbours, writes John Besemeres International John Besemeres 9 December 2011 The warning signs rose to a new pitch during the election campaign, writes John Besemeres, and now Vladimir Putin will be looking at ways to re-tighten his grip International John Besemeres 5 December 2011 The mood has become a little anxious at the headquarters of the Occidental Club, reports John Besemeres Books & arts Sophie Black 24 November 2011 One of France’s best-known journalists went undercover to see the recession first-hand. Sophie Black reviews her account of the experience
Books & arts John Besemeres 24 October 2011 Adam Michnik has taken a long journey from student rebel to newspaper editor. John Besemeres reviews his new collection of essays
From the archive Geoff Wilkes 20 October 2011 A bestselling author in the early thirties, Irmgard Keun left Nazi Germany in 1936 only to return during the war International John Besemeres 14 October 2011 Fears that Poland could lurch to the right proved unfounded when Poles voted last weekend, writes John Besemeres. The results highlight the waning influence of the Church… Books & arts Lorenzo Veracini 16 September 2011 Julia Clancy-Smith’s Mediterraneans looks at a neglected period with contemporary resonance, writes Lorenzo Veracini International John Besemeres 8 September 2011 With elections looming, speculation is mounting about whether Vladimir Putin or Dmitry Medvedev (or even someone else) will be the ruling establishment’s presidential…
Books & arts Klaus Neumann 26 August 2011 Perhaps ten million displaced people live in camps, often for years or even decades, writes Klaus Neumann
John Besemeres 11 August 2011 In Poland and Russia John Besemeres found two countries heading in quite different directions International Norman Abjorensen 10 June 2011 Norman Abjorensen recalls a meeting with Yugoslav dissident and writer Milovan Djilas, born one hundred years ago this month Daniel Nethery 10 May 2011 There’s a strange silence about the French president’s enthusiasm to intervene in Libya, reports Daniel Nethery in Paris International John Besemeres 21 April 2011 Jostling between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev and trouble with neighbours could play out in very significant ways for Russia and its region, writes John Besemeres