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Alone and abandoned, Biden learns that friends are more dangerous than enemies

As Richard Nixon and LBJ showed, U.S. presidents leave the fight when their own side gives up.

July 22, 2024 9:54 am CET

What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like

She would likely stay tough on Russia and China, and has rebuked Israel’s handling of aid into Gaza.

July 22, 2024 1:33 am CET
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Nancy Pelosi thanks Biden for his service

She had previously privately warned him that he was dragging down other Democrats.

July 21, 2024 10:01 pm CET

What happens next now that Biden has dropped out?

The next nominee must begin locking down the endorsements of delegates.

July 21, 2024 8:56 pm CET

Biden drops out, throwing the 2024 US election into chaos

He did not immediately endorse anyone.

July 21, 2024 8:05 pm CET

Trump returns to the stage. And stays and stays and stays

He was subdued. Defiant. And everything in between.

July 19, 2024 8:27 am CET

Kamala Harris backers prepare her defense

The informal effort, not sanctioned by the Vice President, is preparing for the moment Biden may step down.

July 19, 2024 8:08 am CET

‘Scared to Death’: GOP Security Hawks Slam Vance Selection

By choosing the Ukraine-skeptic Ohio senator, Trump accelerates his party’s rejection of its Reaganite roots.

July 18, 2024 6:28 pm CET

Democratic delegates erupt over Biden’s nomination in private chats

Messages shared between Democratic delegates and activists in California, the biggest and one of the bluest states, lay bare the infighting over their nominee’s fitness for a presidential run.

July 18, 2024 6:23 pm CET

How the 2024 Olympics changed Paris

We hand out gold medals and wooden spoons to the French capital.

July 18, 2024 4:00 am CET

How Alexander Lukashenko’s tyranny ends

As the Belarusian dictator marks three decades in power, his enabling of Russia’s war in Ukraine and reliance on Kremlin money make him vulnerable, say regime insiders.

July 17, 2024 6:00 am CET
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July 16, 2024 5:00 am CET
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Biden pleads with Americans to cool down the political temperature

“We cannot, we must not go down this road in America.”

July 15, 2024 5:05 am CET

France is at a historic turning point — and it has been here before

The New Popular Front stands on the cusp of a victory that has the potential to transform the course of French history.

July 15, 2024 4:00 am CET

An expert on political violence sees a way out of America’s crisis

Despite the bitter atmosphere, there are real ways to ease political tensions.

July 14, 2024 8:16 pm CET

Timeline: Assassinations of American presidents and presidential candidates

Assassination plots have been a part of American political life since the 19th century.

July 14, 2024 1:25 pm CET
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Orbán: From dissident to Putin’s Hungarian boyar

The prime minister’s self-proclaimed “peace mission 3.0” resembles Mussolini’s generous offers to arbitrate peace negotiations between Hitler — his partner in the Pact of Steel — and Britain and France.

July 11, 2024 4:00 am CET

Fugitive Romanian prince triggers legal storm on sun-kissed island

Officials from Bucharest are being dispatched to Malta to push for Paul Philippe’s extradition over an illegal land grab.

July 10, 2024 4:01 am CET

The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.

Trump or not in the White House, NATO has to embrace some hard realities to survive another five — much less 75 — years.

July 9, 2024 4:00 pm CET

The West’s biggest vulnerability is internal

It’s time for wartime leadership in America and its democratic allies.

July 9, 2024 4:01 am CET

Who could be the next French PM?

The winning left-wing alliance has many options for Prime Minister. None of them will make everyone happy.

July 8, 2024 4:01 am CET

NATO’s in denial about deterrence by denial

Taking the necessary steps to fully operationalize deterrence by denial is critical — especially before a possible change in America’s relationship with NATO.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

Biden skeptics debate whether to ‘get a spine’

The president’s survival depends on the timidity of his own party.

July 7, 2024 12:43 pm CET

Labour’s top policy priorities

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

July 6, 2024 3:40 pm CET
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