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Europe has a weaker hand than it thinks on Ukraine

The ‘coalition of the willing’ sounds impressive but remains paper thin

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Emma Ashford

Why doesn’t government work in the US?

Most Americans used to think of it as a force for good — not any longer

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Francis Fukuyama

The fate of Gaza: ‘It all depends on Trump’

Heavy casualties and the risk of widespread starvation have led to new pressure on Israel to halt its offensive. But US influence will be decisive

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The Big Read

America’s courts versus Donald Trump

US judges are a vital restraint on the president’s attempts to rule by decree

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The Editorial Board

Governments are chasing the wrong rainbows

Opportunity and upward mobility are more important than GDP growth

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Andy Haldane

The court of King Donald

People are willing to tolerate transparent conflicts of interest but they won’t stand for hypocrisy

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Ivan Krastev

Skort shrift: the fight over women’s sportswear

After high-profile pitch stand-offs, players can finally wear shorts

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Jude Webber

Risk aversion in the defence ministry is holding Britain back

Modern armies must adopt and deploy the latest warfighting technology

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Fred Thomas

The pitch for growth: will football help regenerate England’s cities?

Clubs in several big cities want to use new stadiums to redevelop entire areas. But they seek government funding to make the projects work

friday 2

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The Big Read

Crypto wins a champion in the White House

Trump family’s enthusiasm for digital assets creates a glaring conflict of interest

friday 2

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The Editorial Board

There’s a ticking time bomb in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Investors are fretting about a clause that would penalise foreign holders of US assets

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Gillian Tett

Alan Taylor: we have flipped the switch from the ‘great moderation’

The professor and MPC member on making monetary policy in an age of uncertainty

friday 10

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Uk Economy

Welcome to the age of cyber insecurity in business

The hacking attack on Marks and Spencer shows breaches are inevitable and firms must focus on resilience

friday 10

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John Gapper

How cheap steel endangers Europe’s defence build-up

Without its own industry, the continent will be forced to depend on foreign firms that could cut off supplies

friday 10

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Elisabeth Braw

America needs to make its cities family-friendly again

The pandemic accelerated an urban exodus that was already well under way

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Richard Florida

Court tariffs bombshell should inspire trading partners to defy Trump

The EU must stand up to the US president’s bullying for the sake of the world trading system

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Alan Beattie

The VC industry needs a geopolitical reboot

AI is rewriting the rules of the technological and investment game

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John Thornhill

Is South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa running out of time?

He may have survived a bruising encounter with Donald Trump, but the veteran ANC politician is facing forbidding challenges at home and abroad

29.05.2025 20

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The Big Read

Nigel Farage and the perils of peaking too soon

With just five MPs, Reform UK is terrorising Westminster but holding a poll lead for four years isn’t easy

29.05.2025 6

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Robert Shrimsley

The bond vigilantes are on the prowl

In a number of key markets, investors are losing patience with governments still wanting to borrow like there’s no tomorrow

29.05.2025 7

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Katie Martin

What the NHS can learn from Formula 1

Improving the UK health service requires thinking about the entire end-to-end chain of events

29.05.2025 6

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Diane Coyle

Nigeria’s shock therapy

Citizens have yet to feel the benefit of economic reform, but Bola Tinubu should press on

28.05.2025 10

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The Editorial Board

America’s rising ‘moron premium’

Trump’s mercurial war on economic orthodoxy is making markets jittery

28.05.2025 30

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Edward Luce

The true cost of arbitrary detention

Locking up dissidents isn’t just a violation of human rights. It can also be an economic liability

28.05.2025 4

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Can Yeğinsu

The lessons from China’s dominance in manufacturing

Beijing’s aggressive investments in domestic production have strained trade relations with western partners. But can the world learn from it?

28.05.2025 10

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The Big Read

Britain needs to stop fiddling with fiscal policy

Labour party’s approach to managing the public finances has been too haphazard

28.05.2025 8

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The Editorial Board

The myth of Maga’s isolationism

From South Africa to Europe, the movement is absolutely obsessed with foreign countries

28.05.2025 1

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Janan Ganesh

Curiosity underlies a breakthrough in rare disease

We must recognise and protect the pipelines that lead from research to real-world benefit

28.05.2025 1

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Anjana Ahuja

The world of work is much more pleasant than we expected

Longer effective working lives have so far offset ageing populations

28.05.2025 7

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Chris Giles

Should ordinary US retirement accounts be investing in private assets?

Some worry that PE funds could become a dumping ground

28.05.2025 2

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Brooke Masters

Would you say ‘I do’ to Tesco’s bog standard wedding gifts?

The cost of living crisis means Brits are walking down the supermarket aisles looking for presents for the happy couple

28.05.2025 2

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Claer Barrett

The political problem of Polish spirits

Poland is not Europe’s heaviest-drinking nation but it ranks second for alcohol-related deaths

28.05.2025 1

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Raphael Minder

Finance is ready for a blockchain reset

This is not about replacing national currencies or eliminating banks but creating interoperable new infrastructure

28.05.2025 1

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Joseph Lubin

The ‘quiet’ crisis brewing between the US and South Korea

Trade tensions are building, the military alliance is under pressure and Korean domestic politics is fraught. Can Seoul negotiate a way out?

27.05.2025 10

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The Big Read

Professionals are losing control of their work

Tools which monitor, direct or organise processes may reduce the scope for employees to try new ways of doing things

27.05.2025 20

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Sarah Oconnor