In April, British Prime MinisterBoris Johnsonbecame one of the first high-profile world leaders to contract the novel coronavirus. He was hospitalized for about a week, including several nervous days…
In the first six months of the coronavirus pandemic Boris Johnsonclaimed his government was “following the science” at every step of its plan. But as the virus resurges and asecond wave of…
Boris Johnson has announced this week some new easing of lockdown measures in England. Under the new rules, pubs, cafes, restaurants can reopen for regular business. Previously, restaurants and cafes…
DECEMBER 2019 – PREHISTORY
In days of yore, when no one knew the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic – apart from epidemiologists, whose job title nobody could yet…
Even before the coronavirus hitBritain, exhaustion, anxiety, and stress were already endemic in the country's overstretched National Health Service. Then came the government’s mishandling of the…
The French president issues a dark and prophetic warning in an interview with the Economist as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in France with Ukraine and EU trade row at the top of agenda
There were dire predictions over the impact of sanctions and yet growth has increased, thanks to military spending. But there are deeper doubts over whether it can last and what lies ahead.
As NATO allies, US-Turkey relations should be good, but after Turkey asked to join South Africa's genocide case in the ICJ against Israel, scheduling is suddenly tight.
The Captagon trade has generated billions of dollars for the al-Assad regime, but Biden has hesitated to wield sanctions effectively. The Captagon 2 Act has more teeth, but will he use it?