The one simple reason that Germany works better than Britain
Yes, its economy needs a reboot, but the country feels less tatty and troubled. Why?
Politics
Trump and Netanyahu – two authoritarians in search of a legacy
The Israeli leader has scored a tactical victory against Iran. But that alone is unlikely to bring him victory, either at home or abroad
The president who stood up to Putin
Meet Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia – she wants her country in Europe, not swallowed by Russia. And she has a fight on her hands
The house that Thatcher broke
Labour are trying to fix Britain’s housing crisis. But they can’t expect any credit for it
What makes the Finns so happy?
Britain has tumbled down the wellbeing rankings – and now it is time to learn from the country at the top
The high price of Labour’s honesty deficit
The government failed to level with the public about the depths of Britain’s problems. It will come back to bite them
In Tel Aviv as the bombs fell
As I went into the hotel’s internal missile shelter, I wondered whether the people involved in both sides of this war truly understand what they stand to lose from it
The father of Iran’s nuclear programme
One day an engineer at a metals company in Holland stole a trove of nuclear secrets and offered them for sale – his first customer was Iran
Israel strikes as the sheriff leaves town
Trump doesn’t care about the bombing of Iran, or global security. Now Europe must fill the volatile vacuum he has left behind
Gibraltar’s Brexit war is finally over. Cue the outrage
A long-awaited and much-needed compromise has the loony right crying about betrayal… and potatoes
Rachel Reeves’s best day still doesn’t feel like enough
The chancellor is spending billions – but the moment demands far more
Gen Z, the scared generation
Politicians from the main parties have ignored us for too long. No wonder my generation is out there looking for alternatives
Luc Tuymans, the angry artist who went to church
The Belgian is – temporarily – replacing Tintoretto in one of the Venice’s sacred spaces. But first he wants to talk about Trump
My year of London by Lime bike
E-bikes are changing life in the city – but not in the way right wing protesters imagine
Labour’s weird gift for alienating everyone
From pensioners to pop stars, the government’s misfiring messages are uniting Britain in frustration
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: The Man Who Fell to Earth
How to make the perfect cosmopolitan
As the world lurches back towards nationalism and isolationism, does cosmopolitanism and its liberal philosophies have a place today?
Everything you know about inflation is wrong
The hammer of high interest rates is no longer the way to deal with pressure on prices
Watching my friend Elon Musk short-circuit
Leading neurotechnologist Philip Low and the world’s richest man were once inseparable. Now, in an exclusive interview, Low explains why he calls his ally a power-mad narcissist – and predicts how Musk will react now Trump has turned on him
Nerd’s Eye View: 12 things you need to know about Greenland
Digging into the details and data to separate the noise from the news
Our move to The New World, as told by readers
European current affairs are often under-reported in the British press, which is why our publication’s news coverage will ensure the continent is not overlooked
Have the Channel Islands got it right?
After a few days in Guernsey, the Islands’ message was clear: ‘Our system works better than yours’
The ugly truth about Farage’s baby boom
After a bruising few days, Reform’s leader is joining other populists in embracing nativism – encouraging the ‘original’ population to have more children while immigration is restricted
Merz promised a migration crackdown. Can he deliver?
For now, the chancellor is sticking to policy – if only to keep the AfD in check
Shooting up in Bogotá
Colombia was an early pioneer of drug decriminalisation, but president Gustavo Petro’s pro-reform government has gone further
I am MAGA’s perfect immigrant
Trump is always one pen stroke away from upending the lives of thousands of people. After the past few weeks, I feel as if I’m on the chopping block too
If we stay quiet, Trump might not notice us
John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has a warning for Iceland: stay out of Trump’s line of sight
My picks of the week: William F Buckley, a new Netflix boxset and a great cosmopolitan
Our founder and editor-in-chief’s weekly highlights from the magazine
The Tory MP who inherited a crime scene
Richard Drax’s family built their riches on Barbados’s most infamous plantation. He says it’s all just history
Who the hell votes Tory any more?
There’s one small section of the electorate that’s remaining surprisingly faithful
It is time for anti-populism
Labour has been dragged towards the Reform Party, mainly because of the debate over immigration. That has to stop. Here’s how
Africans are doing it for themselves
From poverty and conflict to inadequate infrastructure and stagnating economies, the challenges facing the continent are immense
William F Buckley, the man who put prime time into politics
Before Trump, there was William F Buckley Jr – the reactionary showman who shaped our modern culture wars
We can’t give AI everything for free
Big tech is ripping off Britain’s creators. It can’t be allowed a license to break the law
Actually, it’s men who are too emotional for power
The big White House fallout is like watching a pair of young boys who’ve drunk too much Red Bull – it’s just a shame they’re the richest, most powerful men on earth
The exit that lays bare Reform’s fatal flaws
Zia Yusuf’s resignation deepens concerns over Islamophobia and Farage’s obsessive grip
How Heseltine savaged Rees-Mogg over Brexit and small boats
Their GB News clash was the original battle of wits against an unarmed man
Farage and the mystery of the missing boat
The Reform leader attempted to endear himself to fishermen by boasting he owned a commercial boat. So where is it?
WTF WFH: It’s time to get back to the office
Huge numbers of people are discovering that working from home isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Reset Britain is still failing, only slower
Keir Starmer’s new deal with the EU was welcome, but it’s only a start. If we want to improve the UK’s place in the world, we need to go much further
Your next car will be Chinese
Three decades ago, Beijing decided it was going to become the future of auto manufacturing. How did they do it?
Nigel Farage is deep in the crypto-crapto
It is the preferred currency of organised criminals, terrorists – and now the Reform Party is getting in on the act
Merz can’t win with Trump. So why try?
Trump’s disdain for ‘Good old Germany’ is well known. Will the chancellor hold his own on his first official trip to the White House?
Kemi Badenoch is driving straight into a wall
She’s in opposition, and her errors are her problem. That doesn’t mean that her many, many failings as Conservative leader are any less galling
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: The further adventures of Winnie the Putin
It’s Moron v Loser as Reformers exchange blows
Two of the party’s most prominent pundits are tragically at each others’ throats
Could just £36,000 a year have stopped Brexit?
Michael Gove was set to back Remain before a demotion by David Cameron saw his salary cut, his ex-wife has claimed
The rise and flaws of agentic AI
Digital assistants that can autonomously perform tasks for a user are the new big thing. But do they actually work?
Fears are not enough: the hard sell of net zero
A populist pushback is fuelled by voter scepticism that our global leaders can ever crack the climate crisis
Helen Lewis: ‘Is Musk a genius? Look at his tweets’
Lewis’s new book, The Genius Myth, skewers rebel innovators who come to believe they can do no wrong. Remind you of anyone?
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
A new magazine for new times
The New World will hopefully outlast the new world trends, traits and personalities currently doing so much damage in so many ways
The chancellor has the worst job in government
Rachel Reeves’s fear of tackling the big issues means she is repeating the mistakes of the past, and summoning up memories of Tory austerity
Geert Wilders: the fall of an extremist
Hard right populists can get thrown out of power – just look at the Netherlands
Trump’s war against the law
It’s high noon for American democracy. Can the Supreme Court hold the line against MAGA’s madness?
The charlatans are clearly here to stay
Both Europe and America are being forced to face the populist right and they aren’t going to vanish all by themselves
Musk, Miller and a full-on frenzy
A tangled drama involving Elon Musk, former Trump staffer Katie Miller and her husband Stephen is provoking Washington whispers
Britain enters a new nuclear age
The government has decided that the country will rearm – this strategic review is just the beginning
Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s MAGA president
Yet another had right opportunist has exploited the opening in European politics that the left continues to ignore
Ukraine braces for a cruel summer
As Putin’s summer offensive begins, insiders in Zelensky’s camp say they are facing the toughest time in years – with scary ramifications for Europe and the world
Everything you do is wrong
Progressive parties will never win votes by lecturing the electorate on how to live their lives
When Ireland and Luxembourg saved Britain from Liz Truss
The governor of the Bank of England has just given an eye-watering speech about Britain’s economic idiocy
The flaw in Starmer’s attack on reckless Farage
The prime minister says Reform’s leader can’t be trusted – but there’s one example he refuses to use
Tommy Robinson: the empty extremist
He’s out of jail and will go back to being both a grifter and a demagogue. But men like Robinson allow us to ignore deeper truths about our society
Trump and Putin, the accidental founders of modern Europe
If the continent wants to survive, it has to adopt new fresh and bold thinking
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
Labour’s prison plan: reform or retreat?
The prime minister’s reforms are crucial to achieving a more humane prison system. But, they’re only the start
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
Can Europe unplug from Trump’s America?
Our continent runs on US tech. With Trump in the White House, that no longer feels safe – and plans are taking shape for a way out
Trump’s golf habit – sponsored by the US tax payer
Trump plays so often and is so obsessed with the game that his administration is now a golf course company with a government attached
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
Where is God when children are starving?
Atheists have a simple answer: it is evidence that God doesn’t exist, while believers say the gift of human free will brings with it the possibility of doing evil
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
Gerhard Schröder isn’t doing himself any favours
The 81-year-old former chancellor claimed it prevented him from attending a parliamentary inquiry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern over his role in the Nord Stream 2 saga
Here’s how Orbán could be ousted
Don’t discount the role of Gergely Kovács, head of the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP), if Hungarians vote to remove Orbán from power next year
Tim Bradford’s cartoon: Are Trump’s EU 50% tariffs smart?
Lie of the week: Nigel Farage on being abroad
Why is Kemi Badenoch so bad at politics?
The Tory leader has put her foot in it again by peddling one of Putin’s talking points
“White British” gives the game away about racism in the UK
The reaction to the shocking car attack in Liverpool tells us so much about ourselves
Is the UK doomed?
A brutal UK economy report makes it clear: the reset is not enough in the face of deeply troubling data on a trade meltdown
In Kyiv, my app told me: You are about to be bombed
What it’s like to be in the centre of one of Putin’s airstrikes
From tariffs to bonds – a new crisis is looming
Trump and Putin have shaken the bond markets. Reeves must now take radical steps to react
The new Greek minister’s war on refugees
Makis Voridis, Greece’s new minister for migration and asylum, and his ultra-nationalist links are catastrophic for refugees
The rise of British Nazis
More and more far right extremists are being jailed – and shrill language by politicians must be partly to blame
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
Is this a hate march?
Or is it simply an afternoon in modern Britain?
How to stop rape culture
Victims of sexual assault are harmed twice: first by their abuser and then by the justice system. Recognising this is just the start
PR is the way to stop Farage ever becoming PM
If Keir Starmer is serious about keeping Reform out, he should reform the electoral system – and STV would boost calls for rejoin, too
PMQs Review: U-turn if you want, the lady’s not listening
Keir Starmer today performed the first screeching u-turn of his premiership. Fortunately, the leader of the opposition wasn’t paying attention
Nigel Farage, the Macavity of Brexit
Reform’s leader went on holiday as MPs debated the UK-EU reset deal. It wasn’t a gaffe – it was a ruse to avoid scrutiny
Putin has played Trump
The Russian president got exactly what he wanted out of the latest round of talks in Istanbul
Labour must reverse the winter fuel allowance cuts
Of all the things that the Labour government has done, this is the one that has done the most political damage
The government which actively loathes its own voters
Starmer is yet to reach the first anniversary of his premiership but, already, he has repudiated young middle-class metropolitan voters
The ‘secret plan’ to dim the sun
Conspiracy theorists blame vapour trails on a strange experiment endorsed by Keir Starmer. And the craziest thing is… they’re half right
Am I welcome in Britain?
I’m one of those people who’s lived in more than one country and has now settled in the UK. Is that really so unreasonable?
Letters: Tory members have killed their own party
The rot set in when Conservative members were given the right to vote for their leader, resulting in the disastrous premierships of Johnson, Truss and Sunak
We must take a nuclear leap into the unknown
Our political class is racing to catch up with a changed world of defence procurement
The House of Hohenzollern, a dynasty fit for a Netflix drama
After 99 years, the German authorities and the Hohenzollern family have decided to bury the hatchet
John Stuart Mill and the price of genius
The philosopher lost his childhood at the expense of his father’s educational experiment. It was far too high a price for anyone to pay
How Javier Milei brought hatred to Argentina
Milei’s press clampdowns are attracting international coverage. But that isn’t stopping him, if anything the president is doubling down