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It is tempting to hope that ordinary people will rise up and demand change. But we are more likely to see poverty exacerbated

The unpopular president’s reforms exposed a deep discontent. The response to the pandemic has made his problems worse

The censorious culture of the liberal Left is hostile to freedom of expression. The fate of the trans-rights movement evinces this pointless politics

The tumult in Kiev 15 years ago seemed a victory for progress and idealism—but the Orange Revolution marked the furthest point of democracy’s advance

The scale of economic inequality across the UK is scandalous. Roads and broadband won’t fix this: strong social infrastructure will

Developing “character” is a perennial aim in education, but there is little agreement on exactly what it is or how to find it

‘Many of those who usually insist ministers must “listen to the experts” are among those who now say Boris should ignore them. Armchair generals and football managershave become armchair virologists and epidemiologists’

The Chinese Communist Party wants to control the diaspora and suppress foreign criticism. Mongolians, Tibetans and Uighurs are not only silenced inside Xi Jinping’s empire, but abroad

A roadmap to better relations requires realism. Beijing’s interests and goals are openly stated—if you know where to look

Britain’s strategic outlook requires realism about the kind of conflicts we are prepared and willing to fight

The French president faces a plethoraof problems from Brexit to beyond