Opinion

Thrown into a conflict like the one Ukraine, the British army would be combat ineffective within weeks. The UK needs a new kind of military – and fast

US/Israeli action in Iran could trigger cyber war, sectarian violence and border conflicts across the Middle East

The book accolade turns 30 this year and I have it to thank for many of the incredible women - and novels - in my life

It has never been harder to live in the real world and easier to live in the digital one. No wonder so many young people are choosing to escape into the online universe

The president used to disdain cryptocurrency. But legal bills, greed and the chance for leverage over the markets have changed all that

Many of its own MPs won't support measures that could see some people lose £10,000 overnight

Nine years ago the Conservative peer predicted what life would look like following Brexit in June 2025. His predictions proved a touch optimistic

The world can’t afford a repeat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But this new conflict might doesn’t look like having the same economic impact

The US and Israel have broken away from the international order and are pushing the world towards anarchy. The rest of the west must do all it can to resist

A Daily Telegraph non-story about snacks says it all about the lunacy of the British right

In passing the vote with a bipartisan majority, parliament showed it doesn’t have to be a place where good news and policy comes to die

Trying to understand one part of European history feels like picking up a thread and realising, gradually, that it leads to an entire quilt

An open exchange of ideas, no matter how controversial or unpopular, is the best way to get closer to the truth

Israel and Iran’s long fixation has reached a tipping point. Will regime change in Tehran follow?

In today’s crowded media landscape, outlets are increasingly conscious of the need to build their brand – as are the individuals who work for them

Surveys indicate that there’s no sign of convergence, even after 100 years, about the various interpretations of the theory that have been put forward

The Los Angeles riots highlight how Trump has changed America in so many ways. But one thing he has certainly not done is make it great again

Thirty years after it was first published to indifference, Jacqueline Harpman’s I Who Have Never Known Men is a literary sensation

Jonathan Rutherford’s Blue Labour ideas are at the heart of No 10’s political plans. But will it be enough to save Keir Starmer at the next election?

Nine years on, Leave’s most enthusiastic voters have suffered the most. Yet they’re still backing the man who sold them the snake oil in the first place

Digging into the details and data to separate the noise from the news

For the last 15 years, Ronnie Brunswijk and his party have been Suriname’s kingmakers, never the king. Until now

Rain or shine, Trump craves adoration – which was his motivation for the spectacle to mark the US Army’s 250th anniversary all along

Italy’s blue bloods don’t have the money to maintain their historic properties – so they’re giving them away

Gere is no fan of Trump or America’s current political climate. So, like an increasing number of US citizens, he left for Europe

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The world saw through the spectacle for what it was: the whim of a self-styled strongman in need of flattery and adoration

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Like the hapless Fantasia character, Donald Trump has learned that wielding the axe without experience, humility and understanding ends in chaos

A new book suggests that we should appreciate flashes of genius without believing that they make a person uniquely special

Ten years on, the country’s treatment in the midst of financial crisis remains a stain on European democracy