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  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    David Gardner
    Soleimani assassination risks war between US and Iran

    Killing of Quds commander takes Trump presidency into dangerous territory

  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Brexit will now happen but Johnson’s win puts future of UK in doubt

    The next government will be defined by forces beyond the prime minister’s control

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Edward Luce
    Pelosi’s attempt to chew gum and walk with Trump

    House speaker makes a political bet by pursuing impeachment and trade deal at same time

  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    Tony Barber
    SPD result heralds the end of Germany’s ‘grand coalition’

    Leadership vote looks likely to hasten Merkel’s exit and bring the Green party into power

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Tom Mitchell
    Hong Kong act complicates US-China relationship

    Trump decision to pass human rights law reminds China there will be no reset with US

  • Monday, 25 November, 2019
    Joe Leahy
    Hong Kong poll win will embolden the protesters

    Victory for the pro-democracy forces will infuriate Beijing

  • Sunday, 24 November, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Johnson plays a defensive game with Tory manifesto

    Promises of tax freezes and spending on public services aim to gain electorate’s blessing

  • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Labour’s promised transformation is an assault on business

    The sheer scale of proposals offers chance to harness anger in favour of higher tax

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    Edward Luce
    A bad impeachment for Mike Pompeo

    Trump’s secretary of state has become the face of America’s disintegrating foreign policy

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  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Labour’s broadband plan shows nationalisation’s appeal

    Conservatives should worry that Corbyn is winning the argument

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    Edward Luce
    Republicans keep changing tune on impeachment

    Trump’s defenders resort to relativism in attempt to distort Ukraine inquiry

  • Sunday, 10 November, 2019
    Ben Hall
    Sánchez left to rue missed opportunity to form coalition

    Europe’s most dynamic centre-left leader of 6 months ago appears a lot shakier now

  • Saturday, 2 November, 2019
    AnalysisShale Oil & Gas
    Fracking U-turn highlights risk of politicising energy 

    UK and Germany have both made decisions that had unforeseen consequences

  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
    Katie Martin
    Don’t bet on the pound either way as a December election looms

    A no-deal Brexit is still possible and remains the most significant threat to sterling

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    For Johnson, pre-Brexit election worth the gamble 

    But opposition parties will be wary of wandering into a trap laid by the prime minister

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Parliamentary reverse leaves Johnson’s Brexit plan in limbo

    Hostage to delay and wrecking amendments the prime minister still faces fierce battle

  • Saturday, 19 October, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Johnson can still see the path to Brexit victory

    The Letwin amendment defeat is a setback, but not a fatal blow to the PM’s ambitions

  • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    The Boris Johnson Brexit deal dissected

    Achieving Commons approval for the agreement is a tough challenge for the UK prime minister

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    Edward Luce
    The surprising rebound of Bernie Sanders

    The senator could harm Elizabeth Warren’s chances of grabbing the Democratic nomination

  • Monday, 14 October, 2019
    Martin Sandbu
    Nobel for development economics will bolster profession

    Prize-winners prove economists are tackling one of humanity’s fundamental problems

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Johnson delivers change of tone in inclusive speech

    Tories leave party conference in decent heart but knowing their fate lies in the hands of the EU

  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2019
    Edward Luce
    The mother of all Trumpian battles

    Ukraine whistleblower holds key to presidential impeachment process

  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2019
    Robert Shrimsley
    Brexit countdown continues despite court ruling

    As political gambits go, prorogation turned out to be an absolute stinker

  • Monday, 23 September, 2019
    Miranda Green
    High price of Labour’s vow to abolish private schools

    Angela Rayner may have to seek less dramatic ways of curtailing the fee-paying sector

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
    Michael Mackenzie
    Fed intervention in repo is a step toward more QE

    Interest rate spike is a sign the central bank needs to resume asset purchases

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