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Trump unbound: unconstrained at home, adventurist abroad

America is accelerating the shift towards a Hobbesian order

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South-east Asia’s surprising resilience to the tariff war

Asean countries should build on their durability with domestic and trade reforms

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How Europe should respond to Trump’s Greenland threats

US move on the island would be a breach of the transatlantic alliance

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Britain’s prime ministerial carousel

Flip-flopping leadership is economically damaging and a sign of a deeper malaise

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Iran needs to help itself and change course

Facing mounting domestic protests, the Islamic regime should seek an off-ramp

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Donald Trump’s reckless intervention in Venezuela

Few will mourn Maduro’s ousting, but its manner sets a dangerous precedent

05.01.2026 20

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Three questions AI needs to answer

Evaluation of use cases and business models will dominate 2026

02.01.2026 6

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Trump’s momentous second year

2026 will test his limits and the extent of America’s pushback

02.01.2026 10

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Reasons for youthful cheer

Despite the gloom, there are many advantages to being young in the 2020s

30.12.2025 10

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The human cost of a world without rules

International humanitarian law and the rights of civilians are being eroded

30.12.2025 6

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Santa’s good and bad economies list

It has been a very mixed year for reforms and sensible governance

29.12.2025 9

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The malaise of multilateralism

A reboot of the UN and nimbler forms of co-operation are necessary

27.12.2025 30

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Britain’s bargain takeover market

Surge in foreign acquisition values reflects quality of assets, but at discount valuations

23.12.2025 3

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Europe needs strategic purpose matched with action

A €90bn Ukraine loan should mark the beginning of a more decisive and ambitious EU

22.12.2025 10

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Latin America swings to the right

Crime and violence are raising the appeal of strongmen across the region

19.12.2025 7

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Don’t believe the fake gloom about London

The UK capital is subject to more than its fair share of misinformation

19.12.2025 6

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Jimmy Lai’s conviction is ominous for Hong Kong

Verdict leaves no doubt about the consequences of standing up to Beijing

18.12.2025 7

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Fifa scores an own goal with its World Cup ticket prices

Next year’s tournament in North America is turning into an elitist spectacle

17.12.2025 5

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Australia’s tragedy and the global rise of antisemitism

Extremist terrorism is a major threat, but is one end of a continuum

16.12.2025 8

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How the EU can make the single market work better

Brussels has more power to apply and enforce the rules than it is currently using

15.12.2025 10

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The twilight of the physical letter

End of deliveries by Denmark’s mail service bodes ill for the epistolary form

13.12.2025 10

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Warner battle offers two different plotlines for Hollywood

Whether Netflix or Paramount wins, creatives are likely to lose

12.12.2025 8

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America’s unfortunate backward step on vaccines

2025 has been a good year for immunisation science, but not in the US

11.12.2025 10

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The White House’s rupture with the western alliance

Trump’s security strategy is a wake-up call for Europe on defence and growth

09.12.2025 10

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America’s affordability crunch is real — and worse under Trump

The president may pretend it’s a hoax but his policy agenda has added to the squeeze

08.12.2025 20

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How science can phase out animal testing

New technologies could replace many procedures though some will still be needed

06.12.2025 8

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Pete Hegseth is unfit to lead the Pentagon

Defence secretary faces serious questions over strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats

05.12.2025 10

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Britain’s big experiment with taxing EVs

Governments have to offset falling fuel duties without slowing electric car sales

04.12.2025 10

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Britain must improve how it uses its fiscal watchdog

Weak buffers and poor support undermine the Office for Budget Responsibility

03.12.2025 5

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India’s blockbuster labour reforms

The government’s changes promise to liberalise the country’s vast jobs market

02.12.2025 30

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The EU should play its Russian assets card

There are ways to overcome a Belgian block and provide game-changing support to Kyiv

30.11.2025 20

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Trial by jury is a right that needs protecting

Beware of restricting it to tackle England’s huge backlog of criminal cases

29.11.2025 10

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Walmart reinvents itself as a growth stock

Nasdaq listing is testament to retailer’s transformation under Doug McMillon

28.11.2025 9

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Nigeria’s problem is bigger than Trump thinks

Its government is failing to protect everyone, not only Christians

27.11.2025 6

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A tax-raising British Budget with no long-term solutions

The chancellor’s failure to drive growth and cut spending leaves future levy rises on the cards

27.11.2025 10

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A COP of clumsy compromises

It is left to a coalition of the willing to start the hard work of phasing out fossil fuels

26.11.2025 5

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What the UK Budget needs to get right

Reeves must deliver credible savings, calibrated tax rises and a pro-growth signal

25.11.2025 20

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Should we ban ransom payments to cyber attackers?

A legal bar, even for critical infrastructure, could have unintended consequences

24.11.2025 7

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Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing

Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow

22.11.2025 60

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China and Japan’s unnecessary dispute

Beijing and Tokyo should both reflect on lessons from their recent row

21.11.2025 10

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Zelenskyy needs to change the way he governs

Ukraine’s president must act decisively to repair trust lost over corruption scandal

20.11.2025 20

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Denmark is a flawed model for UK asylum policy

Britain’s ‘pull’ factors may make hardline policies less of a deterrent

19.11.2025 10

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Labour’s hotchpotch Budget plan

Relying on a jumble of tax rises will only make Reeves’ task more difficult

18.11.2025 10

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Jihadism and Russia: a toxic mix in the Sahel

West needs a strategy to counter southern spread of instability into coastal states

17.11.2025 20

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Labour has shredded its claim to competence

A chaotic week has raised the risks around this month’s crucial Budget

15.11.2025 20

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The curious rise of Pakistan’s military strongman

Asim Munir is strutting the world stage but has much to prove at home

14.11.2025 30

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The EU needs to rethink its AI rules

Overly onerous regulation could leave Europe as an also-ran after the US and China

13.11.2025 10

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Warnings from the private credit wobble

Investors and regulators should sharpen scrutiny of risky lending practices and interlinkages

12.11.2025 7

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Crucial lessons for the BBC

The broadcaster has made errors, but its board has failed to defend it

10.11.2025 4

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How to curb China’s grip on rare earths

The world will need to band together and innovate to lessen Beijing’s leverage

08.11.2025 10

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