The Future of Europe
The Darling Buds of May

Theresa May is going to win the election. The question is by how much.

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How Democracies Die
Guilty Men

Turkish democracy didn’t die all at once in last week’s referendum; it’s been languishing for years. Why did so many in the West fail to notice?

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The Future of the EU
Now It’s France’s Turn

In the upcoming presidential election and run-off, French voters have an unprecedented opportunity to reshape their country’s future.

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The Middle East
Taxing Times in Jordan

Under increasing pressure from regional wars and more than a million refugees, Jordan is ratcheting up taxes on ordinary citizens to bridge the budget gap.

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Russia and the West
Fake Words

How familiar-sounding words and outmoded habits of mind mislead Russian-Western relations.

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Identity and Art
The Mists of Scorsese’s Silence

The auteur’s latest offering, decades in the making, provides a meditative look at adventure, faith, cultural clashes, and redemption.

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New World Disorder
The Deconstruction of the West

The greatest threat to the liberal international order comes not from Russia, China, or jihadist terror but from the self-induced deconstruction of Western culture.

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The Role of Ideology
Terror in Stockholm

Last week’s terror attack in Sweden should raise important questions about how the West defines its enemies.

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Getting Serious
Russia in Syria: What Next?

In the short-term Putin can shrug off the U.S. strikes, but Russia’s long-term strategy in Syria is coming under strain.

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Art of the Deal
The Last Conservative Statesman

With the “art of the deal” back in the vogue in American diplomacy, the career of the Fifth Marquess of Lansdowne is overdue for a reappraisal.

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