Edward Lucas
The other China
‘Unlike its bigger counterpart the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan is a beacon of democracy, freedom and the rule of law’
The claws of the panda
‘Russia successfully meddles in Western politics, but I now worry more about China’
Misperceptions and mistaken policies
‘Under Trump, the US has lost its ability to conduct statecraft: in North Korea it has made a dangerous situation worse’
The Battle Of Wills That The Soviet Union Lost
The reality of the end of the Cold War was a lot more complicated than the myths which have formed around it would suggest
Let’s Make Putin’s London Cronies Sweat
Our failure to face up to the Russian ruler could have dire consequences
Overrated: Edward Snowden
Anyone who has seen The Bourne Identity, or the many similar Hollywood films, finds the Edward Snowden saga familiar. A heroic fugitive insider is hunted by a rogue government agency. As the credits roll, our man on the run is vindicated, thanks to a combination of media coverage and belated congressional scrutiny. He gets the girl. The villains go to jail.
The Long Life of a Charming Nomad
In her biography of Patrick Leigh Fermor, Artemis Cooper tells the compelling story of an extraordinary career
Blood and Lies Behind the Iron Curtain
Anne Applebaum’s magisterial Iron Curtain tells the largely untold story of Eastern Europe’s suppression at the hands of the Soviets after the Second World War
Twelve More Years of Vladimir Putin? Nyet!
Both the Russian intelligentsia and the people have lost faith in their leader—but he won’t go quietly, whatever the voters’ verdict
Bearhugged by Uncle Vlad
Germany’s fawning attitude towards Putin stems from a belief that Russia is the nearest thing it has to a colony
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past