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First World War centenary

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  • Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
    FT Books Essay
    Has the modern nation state failed?

    The 1919 Paris Peace Conference promised to remake the world. But today, its vision of nationhood looks increasingly under threat

  • Tuesday, 13 November, 2018
    Trump ducks out of 100th WW1 armistice anniversary due to rain

    ‘It started raining so they sent everyone home’

  • Sunday, 11 November, 2018
    Poland
    Far-right groups join Polish independence march

    As many as 200,000 people take part in annual parade that went ahead despite earlier ban

  • Sunday, 11 November, 2018
    Macron rails against the rise of nationalism

    French president’s speech to mark centenary of the Armistice seen as rebuke to Trump

  • Sunday, 11 November, 2018
    Ukraine
    Breakaway Ukraine republics vote for new leaders

    Poll condemned as illegal attempt by Russia-backed separatists to legitimise occupation

  • Saturday, 10 November, 2018
    Trump and Macron find common ground on defence

    Presidents strike conciliatory tone after tense start to first world war centenary

  • Saturday, 10 November, 2018
    Memorials for victims of Great War start to crumble

    Programme of renovation looms as world leaders prepare to mark centenary of armistice

  • Saturday, 10 November, 2018
    Trump says Macron ‘insulting’ on EU army comments

    US president attacks French leader’s call for a ‘true’ European force

  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Drawing lessons from the inferno of 1914-1918

    Trump’s policies and tensions in east Europe may spell trouble ahead

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  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
    French politics
    Memorial tour turns into PR setback for Macron

    French president is booed at car plant and draws ire for hailing Nazi collaborator

  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
    House & Home
    How a US financier’s daughter helped rebuild war-torn France

    Anne Morgan led American volunteers in civilian relief efforts during and after the first world war

  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    The economic consequences of the Great War Premium

    Lessons to learn at the centenary of the 1918 armistice

  • Thursday, 8 November, 2018
    News in-depthWorld
    Australia questions how to honour its veterans

    Priority boarding, US-style salutes and A$500m for a memorial among ideas fuelling discussion

  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2018
    US politics & policy
    Trump and Putin to hold full meeting at Argentina G20

    Meeting in Paris downgraded to ‘stand up conversation’

  • Monday, 5 November, 2018
    Macron starts tour to mark war centenary
  • Thursday, 1 November, 2018
    FT MagazineSimon Kuper
    What the lessons of 1918 can teach today’s world leaders

    ‘No other ideology has the emotive power of nationalism. But using it in moderation is tricky’

  • Sunday, 14 October, 2018
    Iran sanctions, US midterms, Fed meeting

    Your FT guide to this week’s big events

  • Friday, 5 October, 2018
    Portraits in the sand will commemorate WW1 dead

    Film-maker Danny Boyle announces nationwide art event on UK beaches for Armistice Day

  • Tuesday, 2 October, 2018
    ReviewDance
    The Four Seasons/Remembrance, Peacock Theatre, London — slickly staged, eagerly danced

    New English Ballet Theatre’s double bill featured Wayne Eagling’s first world war commemoration

  • Saturday, 2 June, 2018
    ReviewDance
    Akram Khan Company: Xenos, Sadler’s Wells, London — an extraordinary performance

    Khan’s solo piece is inspired by the experiences of Indian soldiers in the first world war

  • Monday, 30 April, 2018
    ReviewMusic
    Ross Harris: Face, Barbican, London — a rich emotional portrait

    The composer’s collection of symphonic songs and choruses was inspired by unlikely source material

  • Thursday, 19 April, 2018
    InterviewMusic
    Roxanna Panufnik: ‘I have the courage to do what I want’

    As the composer reaches 50, she reflects on her career, her celebrated father, and her commission for this year’s Last Night of the Proms

  • Monday, 22 January, 2018
    Impact of first world war is brought into focus

    Women’s suffrage movement and role of black troops are among the issues to be explored

  • Sunday, 30 July, 2017
    Flanders battle centenary stirs memory of hell

    Thousands gather to remember one of the bloodiest battles of first world war

  • Wednesday, 28 June, 2017
    US politics & policy
    Macron invites Trump to Bastille Day celebrations

    US president off to Paris despite knuckle-crushing first meeting

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