Politics
Want to make a restaurant succeed in Washington? Invite the Maga crowd
The perceived wisdom is that Washington is more divided than ever. The city’s social scene, however, tells a different story. Butterworth’s in Capitol Hill is booming. Even at 17.00 on a sweltering weekday when…


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As Geert Wilders brings down the coalition, Amsterdam breathes a sigh of relief
Amsterdam-Oost is precisely the kind of neighbourhood that unsettles Geert Wilders, the populist leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV). It is multicultural, mixed-income and on the up. But when the Netherlands’ four-party coalition…

New York isn’t blinking in its congestion-price standoff with Trump
There have been many calls for resistance against president Donald Trump since he returned to the White House in January – but surprisingly little action. New York, however, appears to be stepping up and…

Interview: Christopher Luxon says debate over New Zealand’s founding document is finished
New Zealand’s prime minister tells us how he’s rebalancing the country’s economy, dealing with the Trump administration and moving on from the controversy over the Treaty of Waitangi

Mark Carney’s Liberals seal dramatic comeback in Canada – the time to lead starts now
Defining yourself in opposition to Donald Trump has only so much rope – as Canada’s newly elected prime minister Mark Carney is about to find out (writes Tomos Lewis). Carney’s election campaign was dominated…

Can Poland’s cyber umbrella stop digital election meddling?
Election interference is part of modern political reality but Poland is taking a proactive approach that could help others weather such storms

Why Germany’s far-right electoral bounce is just an affirmation of an ancient divide
Don’t panic, says James Hawes. The truth is, the electorate in eastern Germany has chosen authoritarian parties ever since it got the vote.


Christian Democrats triumph in Germany but the far-right grows in confidence
Germany’s election reveals a rising far-right, challenging its post-war consensus.

