Europe

Younger Berliners seem to want their lives to look as austere as possible

You don’t get points for being defiant towards COVID-19: it really doesn’t care

No one is telling Americans to ‘look at the EU’ anymore

The public does not buy into the notion that there is ‘structural’ racism in the UK. There isn’t

Kastellorizo lies a mile from the Turkish mainland

A republican Spain would very likely be a Spain that falls apart, an example not irrelevant to the United Kingdom

You have to read the fine print

America’s standing in the world doesn’t depend on elite opinions

Was something lost — or, rather, added — in translation?

This is about whether an individual has the right to do what he believes to be right for his family or not

The US government has done more than most to enhance ties with Taipei

Only the infectious would have to be kept at home

He could be right. Even if he isn’t, people will believe him

Merkel fiddles while Rome goes bankrupt

Neoliberalism was a ruling-class project that was never popular with working-class citizens

Deserted modern cities are usually the realm of post-apocalyptic sci-fi movies. Now, many of us live in them

Britain may be further along the epidemic curve than some had feared