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  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    The editorial board
    Companies should follow through on pledges to leave Russia

    Withdrawing can be tricky but is, in most cases, the right thing to do

  • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
    The editorial board
    UK needs to decide how it will share the economic pain

    Britain faces the most complex policy challenges of any rich country

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    The editorial board
    Hong Kong’s mid-life existential crisis

    The city’s distinct character risks being crushed by Beijing’s zeal for control

  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Disaster aid for Afghans should not have strings attached

    Providing emergency relief does not equate to validating the Taliban

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Sturgeon seizes the initiative on a new Scottish referendum

    Johnson’s UK government needs a coherent strategy to counter a sovereignty vote

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Cyril Ramaphosa has fallen short in rooting out ANC corruption

    Allegations over president point to a deeper malaise in South Africa’s ruling party

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Nato must show it is serious about defending its eastern flank

    Seven-fold expansion of the alliance’s rapid reaction force is a pivotal moment

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    A devastating blow to women’s rights in America

    Overturning Roe vs Wade will lead to a cascade of abortion bans in US states

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Living with Covid-19 requires caution, not complacency

    Governments need to plan now for what could be a tough autumn

  • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Russia’s gas squeeze: a moment of truth for Europe

    EU countries are turning back to coal but they should be speeding up the transition to renewables

  • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Latin America’s political tumult will last until its economies reform

    Colombian election was latest in which voters chose candidates promising radical change

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Showdown on Britain’s railways portends a summer of strife

    Government should set the principle that each pay deal is treated on merit

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Emmanuel Macron pays the price for taking voters for granted

    President’s reformist agenda is in peril, but early elections are not the answer

  • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    The WTO is on life support — but the world still needs it

    If the global trade body did not exist it would have to be reinvented

  • Friday, 17 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    The global economy is not going to be calmer any time soon

    Central banks are racing to adapt to a world of high inflation and weak growth

  • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Crypto’s turbulence teaches hard, but not new, lessons

    Regulating stablecoins should be a first step to taming a borderless industry

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Why Ukraine’s EU candidacy should be approved

    A shake-up of the bloc’s enlargement process and decision-making will be needed

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland plan: dubious and counter-productive

    Unionists’ concerns over the protocol should be addressed, but not like this

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Joe Biden’s U-turn on Saudi Arabia lays bare the west’s energy dilemma

    Russia's war in Ukraine has forced US to seek more supplies from other autocracies

  • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    This is no time for western resolve to ebb over Ukraine

    Leaders should unite around Zelenskyy’s framework for military aims

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    US business should battle for soul of the Republican party

    Accusations of ‘attempted coup’ by Donald Trump still have power to shock

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Airlines have made promises they are unable to deliver

    Companies should trim flights now to prevent a summer of chaos

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    The US’s lack of ambition risks losing Latin America

    China is gaining ground as Washington’s influence wanes in its near abroad

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    Boris Johnson’s hollow victory is a bad outcome for Britain

    The government is left weakened and divided in the face of daunting tasks

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    The editorial board
    The ECB embraces its responsibility to keep the euro together

    Central bank is right to guard against financial fragmentation as it moves to tighten policy

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