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Europe’s wake-up call on defence
For too long, Europeans ignored Russia’s growing threat and the United States’ waning interest in their security
Nathalie Tocci
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United States
Elon Musk’s IVF obsession
Emma Haslett
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Is it time to leave Instagram?
Ben Clark
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Eminent Trumpians: meet the president’s cultural outriders
Matthew d’Ancona
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If you care about music, delete Spotify
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Is Trump’s America a new reich?
Donald Trump poses a threat to American democracy. Historians agree that there are parallels with Hitler’s rise to power—and obvious differences
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Who funds Reform?
Peter Geoghegan
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Labour promises security—just not for everyone
Sam Freedman
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What Nietzsche knows about Donald Trump
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Europe’s wake-up call on defence

For too long, Europeans ignored Russia’s growing threat and the United States’ waning interest in their security

Nathalie Tocci
Europe could blow the west apart
John Bolton
Who funds Reform?
Peter Geoghegan
Elon Musk’s IVF obsession
Emma Haslett
Eminent Trumpians: meet the president’s cultural outriders
Matthew d’Ancona
If you care about music, delete Spotify
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
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