Joe Biden hopes to defeat Trump through old-fashioned politics, and then restore some old-fashioned normality to the United States. But have the country’s furious divisions made that impossible?

Some say a WTO Brexit would be less painful in the wake of Covid-19 destruction. This argument “makes no sense,” says a former judge of the European Court of Justice

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó was supposed to be the spearhead of a velvet revolution. Now 18 months on, and it looks like Nicolás Maduro's grip on power is as strong as ever

Coronavirus has upended the world order and called basic liberal values into question. With authoritarianism on the rise, can democracy as we know it survive?

Coronavirus represents a crossroads for the European Union. The choice is either closer integration to better prepare for future events or making the most important decisions in times of need at the national level

They move fast and break things, but they might just have the energy to fix Brussels

2020 was meant to be a year of triumph for Tokyo. The reality has proved very different

Is there finally consciousness that law enforcement officers too often serve white privilege, not justice?

Supporting the world’s most vulnerable communities benefits all of us

Lebanon’s economic crisis, compounded by but not rooted in the coronavirus lockdown, means many people can no longer afford food

The country's founding document has failed its minorities

The coronavirus crisis has exposed frailties but the EU’s regulatory superpower status will endure