Outside the system
Category: Foreign Affairs
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What Does the New Prime Minister Mean For Britain’s Oligarchy Problem?
Oliver Bullough considers how a changing of the guard in Downing Street may influence attempts to crack down on kleptocrats
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Sweden Democrats Latest Far-Right Party to go Mainstream in Europe
The electoral success of a formerly neo-Nazi party in Sweden – which has ties to the UK Conservatives – is part of a Europe-wide pattern where the extreme has become mainstream politics
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Near the Russian Border, a Ukrainian Hospital Under Bombardment
Natalie Vikhrov reports from a village north of Kharkiv where doctors have stopped counting the number of times they have been shelled
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American Dark Money, the Mercers and the Conservative Party: A Network of Influence
A special investigation by Nafeez Ahmed exposes the transatlantic connections between an extremist US pro-Trump lobby and organisations influencing Liz Truss’ Conservative Cabinet
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‘People Feel Guilty’ – The Seven Emotions of Odesans At War
Chris York samples the mood of Ukrainians in the Black Sea city after 200 days of war, and finds conflicting feelings of fear, suspicion, hope, sadness and defiance
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‘The Queen’s Funeral Presents Diplomatic Challenges like None Other’
Former diplomat and ambassador Alexandra Hall Hall reflects on whether the occasion of the monarch’s passing could present the opportunity for Britain to ease some international tensions
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Russia Rattled by a Cartoon Dog: Ukrainian Civilians and their Counter-Offensive
Chris York explains how the NAFO phenomenon is just one example of the decentralised ingenuity of Ukraine’s civil society against the centralised troll farms and bots of the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare
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How is Energy Transformation Key to Defeating Vladimir Putin?
A mass roll-out of home insulation, heating efficiency and heat-pumps could rapidly eliminate gas dependence in Europe – and neuter Putin’s most potent energy weapon, writes Nafeez Ahmed
