Why the monarchy can’t just ‘carry on’ after Elizabeth II

Hologram and holy man, sectarian and seer, the Indian prime minister is a trick of the light

Sixty years after Germany opened up a temporary guest-worker programme for Turks the younger generation is still struggling to find its place

The industry is celebrating a great PR win—but Big Pharma's iron grip on intellectual property could hinder the achievement of worldwide protection against Covid-19

The great powers have embarked on a new scramble for the Arctic, as profitable sea routes open up in melting ice. But unless we can salvage the region’s fragile ecology, all humanity’s fortunes will sink

Age has replaced class as the dividing political line in the UK—and power is concentrated among the old. Where does that leave Britain's youth?

We should soon get many of our personal freedoms back. But such have been the abuses of parliament, police and the law that we may never recover our standing as free citizens

The ascent and demise of the listed company, and where—for better or worse—private equity will lead business next

For nearly all of human history, the main concern was to cultivate enough food to feed everyone—but now we face a new crucial problem

Israel may, for now, have backed off from the outright annexation of Palestinian land it has occupied for half a century. But it is burying any hope for a negotiated peace in concrete and tarmac

He arrived as a clean slate for progressives to write their hopes on. Four years later he has set the stage for the Fifth Republic’s nastiest election ever

A couple of months after Britain finally took its great leap into the unknown, many businesses are still waiting to see where they will land. Others fear they have lost their footing for good