That Brexit deal: How to get Boris on board
The politics are the only thing that matter to Boris Johnson and whether he signs a new deal with the European Union
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Europe’s fight for multilateralism: With or without the US?
Regardless of the US election’s outcome, Europe will face some difficult choices on how far liberal states should cooperate with illiberal ones in shaping the international order
How Britain will approach the Brexit endgame
Prime Minister Boris Johnson likely has no plan other than to stay in power. He will rely on his two closest advisers to oversee Brexit
Lessons from Belarus: How the EU can support clean elections in Moldova and Georgia
The EU should make use of its significant leverage in Georgia and Moldova to counter their ruling parties’ extensive repertoire of electoral dirty tricks
Why America is facing off against the International Criminal Court
The US long ago took umbrage at the – unlikely – prospect that the ICC could prosecute Americans. The consequences of this stance are now revealing themselves.
Protracted, neglected, and ineffective: Lessons from the Lebanon tribunal
International courts are no substitute for politics – not least when the countries that set them up fail to back them
How new street protests can help diplomacy in Libya succeed
Rival camps in Libya will likely sabotage political processes that could undermine them. The international community can head this off by harnessing protesters’ justified anger.
Israel-UAE peace deal: Flipping the regional order of the Middle East
The Israel-UAE peace deal provides multiple wins for both countries, and for the US. But it could yet deepen the region’s political fault lines.
Dependent on the ‘kindness of strangers’: Britain’s post-Brexit border reality
The UK wants to “take back control” of its borders – but is now finding out the reality of what this means
A country under the influence: Russian interference in British politics
The UK’s ostensible new “ethical foreign policy” stands up to little scrutiny – not least as the government’s preferred form of Brexit limits chances it will ever enact such a policy.