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Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

Monday, 15 May, 2023

Andrew England

Enduring pulling power of Erdoğan deflates opposition hopes

Opposition parties face tough task in second round with president in confident position

Friday, 5 May, 2023

Robert Shrimsley

Rishi Sunak learns that ‘no longer a shambles’ is not a winning slogan

Local election results suggest the prime minister has much more work to do in separating himself from his predecessors

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

Matthew Garrahan

Tucker Carlson has learnt that no star is bigger than Fox News

Now a career on a smaller, rival network or a run for office may await the rightwing presenter

Friday, 21 April, 2023

Andrew Hill

Having a ‘threshold’ for bullying is out of date

Bosses don’t have to swear and shout to undermine or intimidate their staff

Thursday, 30 March, 2023

James Kynge

Von der Leyen’s ‘de-risking’ is a tougher stance on China

Worsening relations with Beijing have spurred the European Commission’s president to outspoken criticism

Monday, 20 March, 2023

Martin Arnold

There are several reasons to worry about the health of Europe’s banks

Credit Suisse was the region’s problem child but other institutions are not immune to the turmoil

Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

Claer Barrett

The Budget looks set to ease pension tension for high earners

Expected relaxation of tax limits aims to help doctors but may create issues during a cost of living crisis

Monday, 13 March, 2023

Gillian Tett

SVB shows the perils of regulators fighting the last war

Worries have focused on credit and liquidity risks rather than interest rates

Monday, 13 March, 2023

John Thornhill

SVB shows that there are few libertarians in a financial foxhole

Like banking titans in 2008, tech tycoons favour the privatisation of profits and the socialisation of losses

Monday, 27 February, 2023

Stephen Bush

Northern Ireland deal gives Rishi Sunak a much needed change of mood music

The agreement shows he will not be distracted by whichever Tory shouts the loudest

Thursday, 23 February, 2023

James Kynge

China rolls back unconditional support for Russia

Beijing is keen to repair ties with its leading trade partners in the west

Tuesday, 21 February, 2023

Tony Barber

Putin’s ultimate aim is to seal Russia off from the west

The president’s state of the nation speech shows how domestic repression is closely tied to the Ukraine campaign

Sunday, 29 January, 2023

Robert Shrimsley

Zahawi affair raises doubts over Sunak’s ruthlessness

Sometimes political leadership requires acting on gut instinct rather than sheltering behind investigations

Friday, 20 January, 2023

Ben Hall

Scholz not ready to lead from front on deploying tanks to Ukraine

Germany’s refusal to send Leopard 2s is a blow to Kyiv

Monday, 9 January, 2023

Michael Stott

Insurrection in Brazil raises questions over loyalty of security forces

Sunday’s storming of government buildings was their first big test under Lula. More will follow

Thursday, 8 December, 2022

Michael Stott

Peru’s broken political system urgently needs a fix

Pedro Castillo’s clumsy coup attempt masks a deeper problem

Monday, 28 November, 2022

Yuan Yang

China’s zero-Covid protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests

Both factory workers and urban elites oppose a policy that the Communist party has no easy way to abandon

Wednesday, 23 November, 2022

David Allen Green

Ruling against Scottish independence vote throws ball back in political arena

The Supreme Court judgment was legally disappointing for the Holyrood government but gives it more ammunition

Thursday, 17 November, 2022

Edward Luce

Pelosi’s tenure as Speaker is unlikely to be surpassed

She asserted an iron will as Democrats’ longest-serving leader and never lost her grip on the party

Wednesday, 16 November, 2022

Henry Foy

Poland missile strike highlights the risk of Ukraine war escalation

Nato unlikely to engage in knee-jerk reaction as alliance tries to ascertain source of deadly incident

Wednesday, 9 November, 2022

Edward Luce

Biden defies low expectations as red ‘tsunami’ collapses

President fares better than Clinton and Obama in midterms while Trump’s candidates take a battering

Thursday, 3 November, 2022

Andrew England

Netanyahu’s win comes at a cost for Israel

His partnership with ultranationalist Ben-Gvir will sully the country’s reputation

Monday, 31 October, 2022

Michael Stott

Brazil’s deep divisions pose immense challenges for Lula

Narrow presidential victory a testament to enduring strength of ‘Bolsonarismo’

Monday, 24 October, 2022

Robert Shrimsley

Sunak can restore sanity, stability may take a bit longer

As PM, the former chancellor is going to have to preside over a painful period of retrenchment

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