Britain’s vote to leave the EU offers a lesson to all democratic leaders who consider calling a referendum: Think again! It sounds appealingly simple. Here’s a really important issue for the future of the nation. Let the people have their say! That will settle...
Brexit has revealed a country deeply divided over economic security to national identity — issues likely to define politics for a generation. A London taxi driver flies a British flag, 24 June 2016. (EPA/Hannah McKay) The UK referendum has revealed a country...
This article is part of a series by young people on Britain’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union. Last week we ran a decoder by Emma Bapt on the historic vote. Yesterday we published an article by Oliver Neale arguing that the United Kingdom...
Today’s European Union is not what Britain originally signed up for. It’s time for the UK to leave the EU and rediscover its global role. (Photo by Oliver Neale) This is part of a series of stories on Britain’s referendum on membership in the...
By Giulia Morpurgo The opening of a new U.S. missile defense base in Romania has sparked protest from Russia and will be high on the agenda of next month’s NATO summit in Warsaw. The base is part of a U.S. defense system that Washington says would shield U.S....
This is the first in a series of decoders by our summer intern, Emma Bapt. For more decoders explaining big events, click here. By Emma Bapt Britain votes on June 23 whether to remain in the European Union in a referendum with potentially momentous consequences for...
Russia has released pilot Nadiya Savchenko, Ukraine’s “Joan of Arc,” from prison. Does Vladimir Putin want the EU to drop sanctions? Nadiya Savchenko sings Ukraine’s national anthem in parliament, 31 May 2016. (EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko) Russia released...
I’ve spent the past year in France. I’m not French, but I no longer identify completely as an American. It’s given me a new perspective. A Muslim student puts on her head scarf as she leaves high school in Lille, France, 2 September 2004. France bans...
Few tourists enjoying Italy’s summer season realize the country has survived a dark history of violence that shook its foundations not so long ago. Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992(With permission of Tony Gentile) Tourists are pouring into Italy for...
The odds of Britain staying in the EU have strengthened. But there is worrying apathy among younger people, who could make the difference. (Photo by: Klaus Ohlenschläger/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) Opinion polls, prediction markets and odds offered by bookmakers...