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Trump and Putin, the accidental founders of modern Europe
If the continent wants to survive, it has to adopt new fresh and bold thinking
Our new world demands vision. Does Starmer have one?
The PM has been a disappointment so far. Now he must make voters choose between Farage’s view of the past, and his own view of the future
The country desperate for EU membership
Unfortunately for Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, the country’s place in the EU will be secured not by optics, but by its democratic credentials and right now, those are being tested
If universities sink, then so will Starmer
Some Labour figures believe Britain has too many unis. But if they start failing, local economies – and Starmer’s re-election prospects – will go with them
Donald Trump’s imaginary genocide
The ‘white genocide’ story overlooks the suffering faced by the majority of South Africans. It also ignores the entire history of Apartheid
When is it the right time to leave home?
When it comes to building the person you’re meant to become, there are no shortcuts
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Letter of the week: The path to Iranian revolution
Reform UK’s guide to the history of Britain
This is what trans people really think
The men who made AI think it might kill us all
It’s not about protesters, it’s about Gazans
Why bankers hate the reset
Should we boycott Trump’s World Cup?
Kemi Badenoch’s clear run.. without a map
Writers
Alastair Campbell
A lesson for Robert Jenrick: How to plot a proper defection
Tanit Koch
The men who made AI think it might kill us all
James Ball
Kemi Badenoch’s clear run.. without a map
Bonnie Greer
What I got wrong about Donald Trump and America
Paul Mason
It’s not about protesters, it’s about Gazans
Liz Gerard
How the Express keeps on digging
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My picks of the week: AI, Robert Jenrick and Trump (the world’s biggest baby)
Our founder and editor-in-chief’s weekly highlights from the magazine
Will China see Venezuela and think Taiwan?
In a multi-polar world, the big powerful states get to carve up the world as they see fit. In that scenario, it’s countries like mine that will end up on the chopping block
We need other countries to get close to, instead of a bully
In Uzbekistan, life is lived in the shadow of Russia. Since the invasion of Ukraine, that shadow has become much darker and more threatening
America isn’t as good at fighting wars as Donald Trump thinks
One museum in Washington DC makes clear that when it comes to its own military history, the US has a serious short-term memory problem
I used to be a dominatrix. But give it a rest, lads – I’m retired
Having decided to sell off my daughter’s baby clothes, I set up a shop on Ebay. And that’s when the messages started
It looked like a mental health victory. The truth was different
Changes to the mental health act by the Labour government overlooked the most important problems of all
Podcasts
The Two Matts
Special edition with Paul Mason: Decoding Trump’s madness
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Is Nato dead and why was 2016 actually a great year to be alive?
The Two Matts
Saul Klein: Britain can succeed – but a lot must change
The Two Matts
The Two Matts Q&A: Is Nato dead? Is Marty Supreme any good? And should old people vote?
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The new world order is revealing itself
The New Europe
Letters: Europe has a tech problem. Here’s how to fix it
The continent lacks tech giants due to fragmented capital markets – a true single market also needs fiscal union
Letters: Resounding silence greets Starmer’s reset
The new UK-EU deal has annoyed all the usual suspects, so Keir Starmer must be doing something right
Why you should visit Heligoland
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists
Greenland knows what it wants, and it’s not JD Vance
If the vice-president wishes to return to the country, he may want to be better prepared
We need other countries to get close to, instead of a bully
In Uzbekistan, life is lived in the shadow of Russia. Since the invasion of Ukraine, that shadow has become much darker and more threatening
In blackout Kyiv, Putin’s new weapon is the cold
A massive Russian attack on power infrastructure has left 6,000 buildings in the capital without electricity and heat, leaving Kyivians freezing in temperatures that can drop to minus 24
Maia Sandu, the leader who stood up to Putin
The president of Moldova saw off a vicious campaign from Russia by educating the public about the threat and mobilising them against it. Would we do the same here?
A look back at 2025: the year in ten articles
2025 has been a wild ride, and in these ten articles, writers here at The New World confronted some of the most important questions of the year
Putin is out to destroy the UK and Europe. If we don’t accept that, we’re doomed
The dictator’s threats and dirty tricks go unanswered and unpunished. We can’t keep rolling over like this
2026 will be the year of Trump, war and chaos
As America retreats from the world into its own sphere of influence, the resulting vacuum will bring more confrontation, uncertainty and disorder. And in almost all cases, Trump won’t care
Turner and Constable, forces of nature
A joint exhibition at Tate Britain reveals the story of two geniuses who did some of their best work in the worst weather
1956: The last innocent Winter Olympics
Seventy years after Cortina first hosted, a very different Games returns to the town that once hosted Hemingway and Bond
Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: This land is not your land
My journey into Hades
Don’t mistake a rook for a rookie
Victoria Ocampo, the woman who made Argentina a literary power
Driverless cars are coming. But can we trust them?
Edward Said and the war on intellectuals
Victoria Ocampo, the woman who made Argentina a literary power
Ham, the chimp that launched the space age
Miep Gies, the ambassador for Anne Frank’s diary
Ágnes Keleti, the gymnast who resembled the Spirit of Ecstasy
George Michael, the man on a quest for identity
