Poland’s Nawrocki heralds a more mature populism
He is one of a new breed of politically mature populist leaders. If he represents the future, then the future will be bright
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Tuesday
How Giorgia Meloni became Donald Trump’s EU whisperer
There’s no denying that the Italian Prime Minister has replaced Europe’s other statesmen as a leader with whom America can do business
Thursday
Are sanctions against Russia actually working?
Instead of moderating its policy, Moscow is fighting fire with fire
Monday
Hungary’s Orbán remains a thorn in everyone’s side
The prime minister loves to play the victim even as he wins another big election
Wednesday
How will the battlefield stalemate end in Ukraine?
The big fool here is Putin
Tuesday
Putin the reckless gambler
The supposedly cautious Russian leader has dug his country into a hole
Friday
The EU needs to stop playing politics with law
The Lugano convention – part of a tapestry of complicated international law agreements ensuring the courts of one country recognise the courts of another – has a dull name but it matters a great deal. Since the EU referendum, the convention has played a small role in the great internecine conflict between Britain and Brussels. Much energy has been wasted in this series of pointless bust-ups. And now, the EU is determined to use the Lugano convention – a playing field it claims to control – to ensure Britain pays a price for Brexit, by effectively blocking us from rejoining the convention. Why does this matter? Because without the convention,
Friday
If this is a trade war, the United States will win
Donald Trump is following through on his threat—or promise, as his voters see it—to impose steep tariffs on foreign goods in the name of supporting American industry, starting with levies of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium imports. Allies and neighbors that had been granted temporary exemptions are now set to feel the brunt of the tariffs: Canada is America’s leading source of foreign steel, and Mexico and the European Union will also feel the pain. They’re all threatening to retaliate, and the press is calling this a trade war. If this is a war, it’s one the United States will win. The thing to
Thursday
Think being pro-Trump is bad? Try being pro-Brexit
When I mentioned on social media recently that I’d lost friends because of Brexit, I was quite surprised by the vehemence of the response. Lots of fellow Leavers had stories to tell about friends who now cut them dead or former clients who would no longer work with them. Many said they prefer to keep secret how they voted in the referendum for fear of the repercussions. This intolerance is especially bad if you’re a student. One undergraduate described to me how his politics professor had opened a lecture with a slide reading ‘Brexit is shit’ — apparently ‘to the cheers and adulation of the entire lecture theatre’. Another student
