JOURNALISM
Trump may shrug off coronavirus. America may not
A Covid-19 outbreak in one or more large US cities would inflict a September 11-level hit on the economy and a Hurricane Katrina-level hit on Trump’s popular approval.
Today’s strongmen are weaker than we think
The lesson of history is that dictators tend not to die in their beds.
Donald Trump’s senators have paved the way to empire
Republicans backing the president believe a second term is guaranteed.
Davos Man is cooling on Stockholm Girl Greta Thunberg
Delegates publicly praise the gloomy activist, but privately prefer dirty Don.
Donald Trump must split up Putin and Xi, the new odd couple
The US can win the Second Cold War only by drawing apart the Russian and Chinese leaders.
Donald Trump made Iran an offer it couldn’t refuse
The Corleone doctrine intimidates America’s foes and wins votes too.
Iran is too weak to start a world war
Trump’s Middle East problem this decade will be Moscow, not Tehran.
It’s One Nation under Boris Johnson’s populist groove
The PM’s cheerful version of national conservatism swept him to victory.
General election 2019: There is no winner in a deadlocked democracy
A close result on Thursday would be a disaster for Boris and for Britain.