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Max HastingsBloomberg |
In the early 19th century when Britannia — John Bull — ruled the waves and funded all Europe’s struggle against Napoleon, there was a popular...
Another week, another rain of Russian missiles on Ukraine, increasing the toll of tens of thousands of civilians estimated to have perished since...
In the western Russian city of Kirov last month, citizens spoke out fiercely in defense of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Olga Akishina, whose...
And so there is again to be a high noon in Chicago. Less than a month hence, the Democratic Party will hold one of the most momentous presidential...
Predictions for the outcome of the French election, of which the second and decisive round takes place in six days, make plain that the far right...
The weekend’s European elections, with just over half of the 373 million eligible voters across 27 countries casting ballots, have rocked the...
The former Western allies will shortly begin commemorating the 80th anniversary of their greatest World War II achievement, the June 6 landings in...
The Conservative Party’s losses in British local elections almost certainly foreshadow a greater calamity for Rishi Sunak’s government in the next...
Democracy is ailing. Around the world, strongmen seem all the rage. China’s Xi, Russia’s Putin, Hungary’s Orban, India’s Modi and a clutch of...
The news looks terrible: wars, climate change, democracy tottering, tyrants flourishing. Yet, lo, here is an egghead who reminds us that humankind has...
This Oscar weekend, consider how weird it is that many of the most garlanded movies released in 2023 were inspired by events nine decades ago. With...
The US always matters to Europe, but seldom more so than now. An acute fear stalks the continent: that Donald Trump might be America’s president for...
“It’ll all be over by Christmas” has become one of the most derided prophesies in history. It was made by wiseacres in London, Paris, Berlin,...