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Macron and the Long March of the French Far-Right
Radical right-wing forces in France will not be buried by a second Macron presidency, says Shafi Musaddique
‘Close to Useless in Every Way’: The Government is Pursuing Economic and Climate Disaster
Thomas Perrett reviews Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement and how it affects the UK’s climate change commitments
Rishi Sunak’s Russian Hypocrisy Shows Who he is Really Protecting
The Chancellor told UK firms to cut ties with Russia – while his own family has kept hundreds of millions of pounds of shares in a company still operating in Moscow
Welcome to the New Global Arms Race
CJ Werleman assesses the West's response to Russia and China's aggression and what this means for future global security
Putin’s Unjust War and the Enabling of Monsters
Otto English explores the Russian President's warped justifications for the invasion of Ukraine that should terrify us all
Russia’s Long War and a Pivotal Moment in History
Canadian diplomat and politician Christopher Alexander argues that Putin is still fighting the wars of the 20th Century, and reversing his invasion of Ukraine could finally put those ghosts to rest
Taking on Putin's People: Journalists on Another Frontline
Elizabeth Wiggin describes the threats, humiliation, financial ruin and worse that face investigative journalists taking on powerful oligarchs, and the campaign to stop it
War in Ukraine Highlights the Need for a Radical Welcome for All Refugees
Responses from UK and Polish Governments to Europe's refugee crisis differ in their impact and yet come from the same old book of divide and conquer say POMOC’s Krzysia Balinska and Grupa Granica’s Monika Matus
What Does ‘De-Nazification’ Mean to Russians?
The rhetoric around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine serves to construct the other side as evil, helping to justify military aggression and human suffering, argue Dr Maren Rohe and Professor Sara Jones
Putin’s Willing Disinformation Agents
When it comes to war in Ukraine, Putin has found left and right-wing figures willing to spread his propaganda, as Dr David Grimes explains
Amongst the Noblemen: How Russian Money Bought the British Class System
Charlotte Robinson explores the ways in which oligarchs have managed to embed themselves in the aristocracy
Ending the War is More Important Than Removing Putin
The West may have to accept the Russian President crawling back to Moscow with his regime still alive, contends Mike Buckley
Boris Johnson’s Saudi Arabia Trip Shows He is Trading One Murderous Regime For Another
Liz Truss last week promised to 'stand up' to tyrants. This week Boris Johnson took the UK's begging bowl to Saudi Arabia, writes Adam Bienkov
‘Genocide’ and Putin’s War of Destruction against Ukrainian Society
Professor Martin Shaw, author of two books on Genocide, explains how the synchronised attack on Ukraine's people, culture and institutions, is escalating beyond war crimes
In Sending Weapons to Ukraine, We Must Not Forget the Lessons of History
Iain Overton provides a word of caution as the world exports tonnes of arms to the frontline of Putin’s war
