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Affairs agenda: The African National Congress’s return to power, Germany’s trophy hunting restriction and Djibouti’s latest big purchase
Diplomacy: Denmark Show and tell Amid the prestige brands and car showrooms of the Champs-Élysées, Maison du Danemark has always seemed an anomaly. Why does Denmark have its own brand house on France’s most…
As the far-right ascends across the continent, what lies ahead for this travelling circus?
Twelve times a year, thousands of parliamentarians and their staff journey to the Alsatian seat of the European Parliament for four days of deliberation.
How progressive entrepreneurs are attempting to forge a new India
In a pivotal election year, India’s strengths and contradictions are rising to the surface in a city touted as its answer to Silicon Valley.
Robert F Kennedy Jr’s campaign and the rising prospects of third-party candidates
The appeal of outlier candidates like JFK’s controversial nephew is evidence of US voter disillusionment that will worry the Democrats especially.
Move with the times
In exactly two years’ time, Italians will bask in the alpenglow of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. If all goes well, organisers will clink their aperitivo glasses at the top of a rebuilt Eugenio…
The diplomacy agenda: A Q&A with Lithuania’s prime minister Ingrida Simonyte
Plus: Italy’s charm offensive in Africa and the pitfalls of a long-standing US democratic scheme
New US legislation aimed at reducing social media addiction
Alexis Self on the brave souls determined to break children’s digital fixations. Ready for the fight?
Three solutions-focused professionals tell us how they are rethinking the way we live
From the future of city living to how smaller states can make themselves heard, a landscape architect, a Polish journalist and a former president of Armenia share their thoughts.
Interview: Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his hopes for Athens
Now well into his second term in office, Greece’s prime minister tells us about re-establishing moderate, modernising politics in the country and how Athens can wield influence in Europe and beyond.
Exercise Red Flag: A multinational aerial combat training designed to simulate the ‘chaos of combat’
As the need for nimbler, more agile air forces grows, the US and its allies are perfecting the art of mid-air refuelling.
