Nationalists and unionists should rethink the meaning of Irish unity
Differences of language cloak a shared strategic interest
Rishi Sunak's draconian measures to expel cross-channel refugees plays to the deeper ambitions of his party's English nationalists
A global rules-based system cannot be the exclusive property of rich democracies
To view the first minister's departure as a victory for Unionism is to miss the forces propelling Britain towards break-up
The prime minister must refurbish damaged relations with Britain’s allies — including opponents in the Brexit wrangles
Isolationist superpower or still ‘the world’s policeman’? Two books explore the competing impulses in US politics
The choice in the war is between defeating Russia or accepting a bloody stalemate
Keir Starmer’s caution fits Europe’s political reality
Post-Brexit, Rishi Sunak's Conservatives lead a sick nation stranded on the margins of Europe
Rishi Sunak will have to over-rule the DUP to get an EU deal on the Northern Ireland protocol
The Americans and French are often closer than they care to admit
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are the big losers of 2022
There was much for Europe to cheer in Biden's success in the US elections
Paying homage to emperor Xi, Germany’s chancellor is stepping in to Angela Merkel’s mercantilist shoes
Britain needs a general election before it can set out on a path to recovery
Encompass column on Britain's fall to financial chaos
Swingeing tax cuts for the rich will simply make them richer
King Charles has promised a modern monarchy; Britain also needs a modern worldview
Ian Kershaw’s essays explore whether 20th-century leaders seized power through sheer force of personality or were mere opportunists
As political leaders came and went, the Queen held the nation together
