Do you remember Julian Assange’s catchphrase, “Courage is contagious?” I think he may have borrowed it from the old Bible basher Rev Billy Graham, but no matter: it had a catchy ring about it. Sadly, ...

The United States wants Greenland. Indeed, Donald Trump and JD Vance say the United States needs Greenland. Verbally, Danish leaders are gently but firmly pushing back. But Denmark’s real resistance ...

I was in Thailand last week and I visited the redlight districts. They hold a particular fascination to me, as they feel both nostalgic and dreamlike. They are nostalgic because they remind me of my ...

Heather Brooke is an award-winning investigative journalist, campaigner for Freedom of Information, author and teacher ...

Diane de Vignemont is a historian-turned-journalist based in Paris ...

Alan and Lionel are joined by Jodie Ginsberg and former war correspondent Peter Greste, who was imprisoned in Egypt under false charges for 400 days. Is the US moving in the same direction? This week, ...

Once there was a concerted attempt to use the United States constitution to prevent a president from seeking re-election. It may well be that the president would get popular support, it was contended, ...

Amid the rants, raves and tirades with which Donald Trump launched his global trade war on Wednesday night, the president identified one whipping boy we can all agree deserves the treatment. Everyone ...

The spectacle of Marine Le Pen’s downfall has all the trappings of a political drama: the courtroom, the damning verdict, the righteous declarations of persecution. And, of course, the inevitable ...

As this crazy and dangerous US trade war begins, it is not hard to see why Donald Trump and JD Vance hate the European Union so much. Europe has the size and scale not only to retaliate against the ...

Historian and broadcaster David Olusoga joins Ellen and Alona to discuss political attacks on American history, the challenges facing academia in the UK—and how future generations will view England’s ...