World politics

Stalemate over Taiwan is the best we can hope for

9 November 2024 9:00 am

A good outcome is the tacit recognition on all sides that we currently lack the means to solve this intractable problem, says the former diplomat Kerry Brown

The rape of Ukraine continues while the world’s sympathies move on

20 July 2024 9:00 am

Two detailed, on-the-ground accounts from Andrey Kurkov and Oleksandr Mykhed remind us of the atrocities that are changing life in Ukraine forever