Global affairs coverage from @NewStatesman, the leading progressive political and cultural magazine in the United Kingdom
London, Berlin, Washington DC
Joined February 2020
- Tweets5.9K
- Following84
- Followers3.4K
- Likes32
Last night in Westminster, the New Statesman hosted a lively reception on energy, sustainability and investment, in association with @OrstedUK. @Bill_Esterson MP discussed the Warm Homes Plan and the ways in which Labour must equip the workforce to deliver on its energy agenda.
This has been the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank.
From the beginning of the year to 6 October, 192 Palestinians, including 40 children, were killed by Israeli forces – already more than any other year since 2005. newstatesman.com/world/middl…
A Colorado court’s barring of Trump from running for president is the culmination of America’s dysfunctional reliance on the legal system to solve politics, writes Lee Siegel. newstatesman.com/world/ameri…
The West needs to remember that not all freedom movements are progressive or democratic, writes @Slavojiek. newstatesman.com/world/middl…
There is a sound political strategy behind Nikki Haley’s compromise, writes @katiestallard. newstatesman.com/world/ameri…
“By criticising the journalist Masha Gessen, Germany misunderstands one of its greatest thinkers, Hannah Arendt.”
Susan Neiman on the Gessen affair. newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/…
There are high expectations for Donald Tusk from Brussels and other European capitals, but he will be inheriting many problems from his predecessors, writes @EuroBriefing. newstatesman.com/quickfire/2…
Between the Israeli government and atrocity deniers, the women raped in the 7 October attack are still being victimised. newstatesman.com/world/middl…
How strategist-turned-consultant Henry Kissinger ushered in a half-century of American darkness, by @nkulw. newstatesman.com/the-weekend…
Ahead of the presidential election in January, Taiwanese officials know that keeping China calm is a delicate balancing act. newstatesman.com/the-weekend…
As Europe undergoes a rightwards shift, the liberal dream of open borders is dying, writes John Gray. newstatesman.com/comment/202…
Economic turmoil is on the horizon – the scariest of all outcomes for Europe would be a Trump victory, writes @EuroBriefing. newstatesman.com/comment/202…
Since 7 October Israelis and Palestinians have been dragged back into their traumatic histories.
The horror of each at their enemies’ actions and what they might do in the future is a living, breathing nightmare, writes @BowenBBC. newstatesman.com/comment/202…
What the rapid rise of the Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says about the American right, by @cmcdonaldgibson ⬇️ newstatesman.com/comment/202…
Henry Kissinger will be remembered by his admirers as a visionary diplomat who altered the trajectory of the Cold War, and by his critics as a ruthless practitioner of realpolitik, writes @katiestallard. newstatesman.com/internation…
Instead of Ukraine pushing for a quick victory while Russia waits for its support to wane in the West, Ukraine needs to show patience and concentrate on strengthening its position for the longer term, writes @LawDavF. newstatesman.com/world/europ…
Finland’s shared border with Russia – which spans more than 1,300 km to the east – has been an increasing concern since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. newstatesman.com/internation…
Simply “not losing” in Ukraine is not enough for Russia, writes @LawDavF. newstatesman.com/world/europ…
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100.
The former diplomat was one of the most important business and marketing stories of the last four decades, writes @b_judah. newstatesman.com/comment/202…
The uncooperative presence of a populist-led Netherlands could wreck Brussels’ flagship legislative projects, writes @EuroBriefing. newstatesman.com/world/europ…
