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Europeans might be ready to talk to Russia but they’re struggling to find the right envoy. Who might make Putin listen?
The EU is facing growing pressure to mediate talks with Russia – but picking the best person for the role could be the hardest job of all.
Keeping up appearances
Anne Urbauer on how Germany’s politicians have discovered that there’s a fine line between looking good and appearing too cool when it comes to winning votes.
After Angela
When Chancellor Merkel steps down at the end of September, whoever takes her place will find that there’s no clear roadmap. We talk to the key parties about Germany’s future on the world stage.
Politics
The man who might be Germany’s next chancellor; the end of Brazil’s anti-corruption task force; an election in Ecuador.
Politics
Canadian Greens elect a black party leader, populism in Portugal and the race to succeed Angela Merkel.
10 countries using their influence for good in 2020
Our annual survey judges which nations’ soft-power strengths make the grade.
Speech, marked
Citizens have looked to their leaders for clear, rational guidance more than ever. Who conveyed the message well, and who failed to meet the most basic of requirements during the crisis?
Still supreme
Poland's defiant Supreme Court president Malgorzata Gersdorf — forcibly retired by the ruling PiS party yet still reporting for work — speaks to Monocle about judicial independence and creeping authoritarianism.
