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Beyond the Iran war
The US-Israeli attack on Iran has destabilised the Middle East and the global economy. We asked experts to explain what will happen next
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Hungary
Hungary: vanguard of the counter-revolution
Michael Ignatieff
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Hinterland
Zack Polanski: My celebrity crush is Idris Elba
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Sudan
Sudan’s war in the mountains
Sophie Neiman
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Technology
The rise of facial recognition policing
Mark Wilding
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THE INSIDER
This isn’t Iraq 2.0. It’s potentially far worse
Andrew Adonis
MIDDLE EAST
Beyond the Iran war
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OBITUARY
Obituary: Jürgen Habermas
Philip Collins
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SUDAN
Sudan’s war in the mountains
Sophie Neiman
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IRAN
As an Iranian, I have dreamed of a democracy all my life
Arash Azizi
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EUROPE
Will the Iran war create a migrant crisis in Europe?
Gerald Knaus
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LIVES
Sheila Hancock: I am thrilled to have survived for my 93rd spring
Sheila Hancock
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UNITED STATES
Donald Trump has ignored American law
Jonathan Sumption
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MIDDLE EAST
Three consequences of the Iran war
Daron Acemoglu
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NATURE
Reversing nature’s decline
Hilary McGrady
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Argument
Alan Rusbridger author image
Britain has stopped believing in freedom of protest
Alan Rusbridger
Ethan Zuckerman author image
Why artificial intelligence is no substitute for real learning
Ethan Zuckerman From the magazine
Sasha Mudd author image
Bringing Kant to a bar fight
Sasha Mudd From the magazine
Andrew Adonis author image
Is Britain’s novel nine-party system here to stay?
Andrew Adonis
Alona Ferber author image
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Spartan politics
Alona Ferber
Prospect Lives View all
Kiran Sidhu author image
Politics is worth falling out with family over
Kiran Sidhu From the magazine
Vitali Vitaliev author image
Second life: AI thinks I have made millions from Yeezy sneakers
Vitali Vitaliev From the magazine
Tilly Lawless author image
Sex life: Gay men can be misogynistic too
Tilly Lawless
Alice Goodman author image
Clerical life: Only God and my dogs truly know me
Alice Goodman From the magazine
Sheila Hancock author image
Sheila Hancock: I enjoy the adverts more than the telly!
Sheila Hancock From the magazine
Politics
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Politics
Denmark’s immigration lessons for Labour
Copying the country’s tough stance on migration no longer looks like such a good idea
Morgan Jones
Politics
Are Reform and the Greens battle ready?
Carys Afoko
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Politics
Embedded with Reform: Think, Tank!
Henry Morris
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Civil Liberties
Britain has stopped believing in freedom of protest
Alan Rusbridger
Culture
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Culture
Just a fling? The women writing about infidelity in 2026
What’s brought about this new wave of literary novels on the age-old theme of cheating?
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
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Culture
Mano a mano: Louis Theroux vs the manosphere
Imogen West-Knights
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Culture
William Burroughs, film junky
Sukhdev Sandhu
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Books
Books in Brief: what to read this April
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The Iran war has destabilised the Middle East and the global economy, our experts set out what happens next. Plus, Michael Ignatieff on the implications of Hungary's election, Sheila Hancock revels in the joys of spring and Theroux and the manosphere

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Beyond the Iran war

The US-Israeli attack on Iran has destabilised the Middle East and the global economy. We asked experts to explain what will happen next

Why artificial intelligence is no substitute for real learning
Ethan Zuckerman
Hungary: vanguard of the counter-revolution
Michael Ignatieff
Are Reform and the Greens battle ready?
Carys Afoko
Just a fling? The women writing about infidelity in 2026
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Sheila Hancock: I am thrilled to have survived for my 93rd spring
Sheila Hancock
Zack Polanski: My celebrity crush is Idris Elba
World
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People
Dorothy Tse’s lost city
The Hong Kong of the past is being torn apart. Can literature rebuild it?
Imaan Irfan
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Iran
This war won’t end without a democratic transition in Iran
Abdollah Momeni
Middle East
In defence of Dubai’s influencers
Peter Williams
The Culture Newsletter
China is spreading its influence. Except in movies
James Oliver
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Securing water for the future
The opening roundtable in Prospect’s Resilience Series sought water supply solutions, from rethinking investment priorities to rebuilding relationships and attracting new talent to the industry
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Trust and safety after the Online Safety Act
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It’s time to take maternal mental health seriously
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Protecting the Southern Ocean
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