Commentary

Tangled up in lucre

How the Russian authorities are weaponising ‘financial sloppiness’ to crack down on dissidents

Europe must combat Trumpization of Middle East

Europeans should provide President Trump with a more sober assessment of the causes of the region’s crises and support de-escalation initiatives before things spiral out of control

Winners and losers in the UK election

The UK election result emphatically confirmed the sense that the political class is out of touch with popular sentiment

UK election: Brexit is back

Corbyn’s focus on the domestic issues behind the Brexit vote, rather than on Brexit itself, may prove to be the better campaign strategy

The Macron Method

To bring true change, Macron will have to reconcile technocracy and populism

A Macronian message for Putin

Macron has an important opportunity to influence Putin's views on the European Union