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Lower interest rates and an economic soft landing may boost deal activity after difficult 2023
Freedom is under threat in the west and elsewhere, but it must be defended
The return of Donald Trump does not necessarily spell the end of American greatness
Half of global adults will vote this year, but democracy is not just about elections
A historic number of elections will take place this year, but autocracy is spreading and young people are rejecting the status quo
The free world has shrunk — but from heights that were unimaginable when I was born
The term has entered the mainstream this year. It embodies the dreams of many but infuriates others
Forecasts for the new year, from who will win the US election to whether Musk’s X is heading for bankruptcy and the future of the Parthenon marbles
We must avoid the lazy classification of attitudes to Beijing as falling either side of two extreme positions
From Poland’s elections to the best-ever edition of Oliver Cromwell’s works, the year wasn’t so bad after all
Global interconnection did produce real change, but not only in the ways the west hoped
A counterfactual view of the conflict in Ukraine
The notion of ‘decline’ is too crude to capture what is happening to the US in the 21st century
Britain must reduce dependence on China and follow US and EU with interventionist policies, foreign affairs committee says
We live in an interdependent world which faces many pressing common challenges
Washington should reimpose full sanctions on President Maduro’s authoritarian government
From leadership and logistics to robots and drones, two new books assess what matters in 21st-century warfare
Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House
Trends in geopolitics force faster responses from legal teams
Political division and turmoil at home are undermining US leadership overseas
To some he was a diplomatic wunderkind, to others an amoral sociopath. He later used access to power to charge high fees to companies
Mixed legacy in Washington leads Biden and Democrats to offer carefully-worded encomiums
Dozens of diplomats call for successful agreement to limit global warming in honour of Pete Betts
The US variant is much more of a personality cult
The country once saw itself as nearly immune from the world’s problems. But it is now immersed in stand-offs with India and China
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