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Warnings of the demise of liberalism are a familiar distraction
Today’s angry political climate compels us to re-examine the meaning of democracy
Once central to the country’s identity, France’s thinkers and philosophers have lost touch
As populist leaders test the limits of their power, the warnings from historians and political scientists are growing louder
We live in a time of openness, globalisation — and walls. A study of the world’s fraught borderlands seeks to explain why
Is China’s turn to harder authoritarianism compatible with continued robust growth?
A French philosopher seeks to piece together the world views of Russia’s president and France’s National Front leader
A rhapsodic and provocative collection of essays on race, class, sexuality and identity in America
Amy Chua argues that both left and right are to blame for the rise of rancorous identity politics
A stylish history of the 1940s effort to rebuild Europe is a case study in far-sighted statesmanship
A journalist sees a national identity crisis in Britain’s failure to come to terms with its colonial past
Martin Wolf on an analysis of Europe’s populist upsurge that places the blame squarely on liberals
Journalist Steve Coll investigates the encounter between the CIA and Pakistan’s ‘Directorate S’
A former Portuguese Europe minister explores the transformations wrought by the return of the Silk Road
The discord revealed in Michael Wolff’s exposé is all too plausible. Yet behind it is a story that should worry us much more
Lawrence Freedman on a famous whistleblower’s account of the terrifying nuclear risks run during the cold war
A study of young lives in small-town India paints a deeply troubling picture of economic anxiety and rising chauvinism
Why Hong Kong’s young are growing disenchanted with Beijing
A richly argued analysis of the state of British politics
Darren McGarvey draws on his own life story to explore the anger of Britain’s underclass
A former higher education minister argues that there are hidden costs to Oxbridge’s excellence
How did a campaign expected to produce huge gains for Britain’s Conservatives end with the party losing its majority?
Gideon Rachman selects his must-read titles
The former British foreign secretary sets out his proposals, which include giving cash directly to migrants
The former prime minister tells of how he fought off financial crisis — and then lost his battle with the media
