South Korea's President Yoon will be lucky to escape jail
The myth of stable high-functioning democracies may have been shattered
International
Wednesday
Tuesday
Why a Trump win may not rock the boat as much as you think
In reality, what we are likely to get is initial shock, followed by a return to complacency
Thursday
What's upset Kim Jong-un?
From North Korea’s perspective, Thursday’s launch of a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile was something to be proud of
Wednesday
Can America keep being the world’s policeman?
While Americans are becoming less willing to bear the price for being a global hegemon, they expect their politicians to maintain their country’s global pre-eminence
Friday
Could the Chagos handover put the Diego Garcia military base at risk?
The Diego Garcia military base is strategically vital
Friday
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Putin must not be allowed to win in Ukraine
‘Whatever happens, Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to win the war in Ukraine’
Friday
Can Keir cope with Kamala?
Should Harris win on November 5, Britain will likely feature less in Harris’s worldview than under Biden
Wednesday
Why is Germany still cosying up to China?
German industry is far too exposed to China — and that will end up being very expensive
Monday
Ukraine's Kursk attack shows no signs of slowing down
The large — albeit delayed — scale of Russia’s civilian evacuation hints at the panic on the ground
Thursday
Why the plot to kill Putin would be a mistake
Any campaign of Western-backed assassination would likely trigger not some democratic revolution but an explosion of anger and outrage
Friday
A tragedy waiting to happen: Tiananmen Square, by Lai Wen, reviewed
Lai Wen’s captivating book about growing up in China and witnessing the horrific massacre reads like a memoir
Thursday
Japan won't forgive Joe Biden for his xenophobia gaffe
The insult comes less than a month after a lavish and carefully choreographed love in between the nations’ leaders
Tuesday
If Apple loses against China so will the West
China is turning from a supplier to western companies into a direct competitor
Monday
The rusting Philippine ship raising US-China tensions
The Sierra Madre has become a symbol of Beijing’s growing aggression and its disdain for international law
Monday
The key difference between Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Putin
The opposition leader’s life — whatever its occasional missteps — was a model of self-sacrificing courage
Monday
What Trump gets right about Nato
Believe it or not, this isn’t a black-and-white affair. There are zones of truth sprinkled underneath the outrage
Friday
The UN vs Israel
For an entity that has tried to delegitimize Israel, it has done a better job of delegitimizing itself
Friday
Can Xi successfully stage manage Li Keqiang's legacy?
The government seems very alive to this possibility
Sunday
What Liz Truss didn’t say
As the big winner of the reshuffle, Liz Truss’s appointment as Foreign Secretary set the cat among the pigeons. Truss is the first Conservative woman to take on the brief and cuts a rather different figure to her predecessor Dominic Raab who was, by comparison, publicity shy. Since her promotion, there has been a non-stop stream of Twitter and Instagram posts documenting her meetings in New York, Mexico and Westminster. Today in Manchester, Truss gave her first speech to a domestic audience on what she wants to achieve. Truss is the first conservative woman to take on the brief and cuts a rather different figure to her predecessor Dominic Raab The former
