The Bomb Was Horrifying. The Alternatives Would Have Been Worse.
Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.
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![British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a Q&A session with local business leaders during a visit to Coca-Cola HBC in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.]()
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a Q&A session with local business leaders during a visit to Coca-Cola HBC in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
Why Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland Deal Will Fail
London can please either Brussels or Belfast. It’s choosing Brussels.
![A couple walks along the dim streets of Penrith in the United Kingdom]()
A couple walks along the dim streets of Penrith in the United Kingdom
Blankets, Food Banks, and Shuttered Pubs: Brexit Has Delivered a Broken Britain
Brexiteers promised to “take back control.” But the decision has instead delivered recession, gloom, and despair.
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Inside the Turbulent Negotiations Over Brexit
One negotiator remained constant throughout the four years of Brexit talks. Hear his story.
![British Prime Minister Liz Truss (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng chat during a visit to Berkeley Modular, in Northfleet, England, on Sept. 23.]()
British Prime Minister Liz Truss (left) and Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng chat during a visit to Berkeley Modular, in Northfleet, England, on Sept. 23.
Liz Truss Wants to Be Thatcher. She’s Not.
The new prime minister is making Britain look like Argentina—in more ways than one.
![British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak during a G-7 foreign ministers' summit in Liverpool, England, on Dec. 12, 2021.]()
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak during a G-7 foreign ministers' summit in Liverpool, England, on Dec. 12, 2021.
Liz Truss Is Ready to Flex London’s Muscles Abroad
Britain’s likely next prime minister is a foreign-policy hard-liner.
![Boris Johnson drives a digger through a fake wall during a general election campaign event at JCB construction company on Dec. 10, 2019 in Uttoxeter, United Kingdom.]()
Boris Johnson drives a digger through a fake wall during a general election campaign event at JCB construction company on Dec. 10, 2019 in Uttoxeter, United Kingdom.
Boris Johnson’s Fall Gives Brexit a Chance to Succeed
Rather than kowtow to the anti-EU right, the next Conservative leader should return to Theresa May’s pragmatic vision of Brexit—or risk electoral obliteration in 2024.
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An engraving depicts King Alfred the Great of England dividing his kingdom into counties and instituting tithes as a form of taxation.
Is Brexit a Swamp Creature From 10,000 Years Ago?
Ian Morris’s latest pop history looks for the roots of British particularism.
![Boris Johnson holds up a string of sausages around his neck during a visit to Heck Foods Ltd. headquarters, as part of his Conservative Party leadership campaign tour on July 4, 2019 near Bedale, United Kingdom.]()
Boris Johnson holds up a string of sausages around his neck during a visit to Heck Foods Ltd. headquarters, as part of his Conservative Party leadership campaign tour on July 4, 2019 near Bedale, United Kingdom.
Boris Johnson’s ‘Sausage War’ Was Deadly Serious
The European Union and Britain are confronting whether international politics is a matter of law or chaos.
![Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon]()
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Sturgeon’s Vision for Independence Is on the Ballot in Scotland
The first minister’s party will almost certainly win the election this week, but the nationalist movement still faces divisions of its own.
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Margaret Thatcher Kurds Iraq
Britain’s Post-Brexit Foreign Policy Can Be a Force for Good
Boris Johnson shouldn’t shy away from global leadership and the morally driven approach that protected Kosovars and Iraqi Kurds in the 1990s.
![Nationalists and Loyalists riot at the Peace Wall gates which divide the two communities on April 7 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.]()
Nationalists and Loyalists riot at the Peace Wall gates which divide the two communities on April 7 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
How Brexit Lit the Fuse in Northern Ireland
Loyalist fears that Boris Johnson is abandoning them have sparked a wave of violence that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement.
![Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.]()
Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.
Is Brexit Driving Gibraltar Into Europe’s Arms?
The territory at the tip of Spain will remain British on paper, but in practice Brexit has brought it closer to the EU than ever before.
![The offices of banking giants HSBC and Barclays are pictured at Canary Wharf in London, on Dec. 28, 2020.]()
The offices of banking giants HSBC and Barclays are pictured at Canary Wharf in London, on Dec. 28, 2020.
In the City, the Bluffing Is Over
During crisis after crisis, London’s financial giants cried wolf about leaving. Now the wolf is at the door.
![The Union Flag flies from the top of Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, home to the British Houses of Parliament, in London on Jan. 18.]()
The Union Flag flies from the top of Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, home to the British Houses of Parliament, in London on Jan. 18.
Brexit Is Probably the United Kingdom’s Death Knell
An English-led disaster has emboldened others to get out.
![Police officers inspect the truck of a driver working in the shellfish industry who brought his truck to central London to protest]()
Police officers inspect the truck of a driver working in the shellfish industry who brought his truck to central London to protest
Britain’s Been Hammered by Brexit, but It Got the Vaccine Right
The positive contrast with the European Union’s COVID-19 vaccine debacle has masked a rocky exit from Europe.
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Why Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland Deal Will Fail
London can please either Brussels or Belfast. It’s choosing Brussels.
Blankets, Food Banks, and Shuttered Pubs: Brexit Has Delivered a Broken Britain
Brexiteers promised to “take back control.” But the decision has instead delivered recession, gloom, and despair.
Inside the Turbulent Negotiations Over Brexit
One negotiator remained constant throughout the four years of Brexit talks. Hear his story.
Liz Truss Wants to Be Thatcher. She’s Not.
The new prime minister is making Britain look like Argentina—in more ways than one.
Liz Truss Is Ready to Flex London’s Muscles Abroad
Britain’s likely next prime minister is a foreign-policy hard-liner.
Boris Johnson’s Fall Gives Brexit a Chance to Succeed
Rather than kowtow to the anti-EU right, the next Conservative leader should return to Theresa May’s pragmatic vision of Brexit—or risk electoral obliteration in 2024.
Is Brexit a Swamp Creature From 10,000 Years Ago?
Ian Morris’s latest pop history looks for the roots of British particularism.
Boris Johnson’s ‘Sausage War’ Was Deadly Serious
The European Union and Britain are confronting whether international politics is a matter of law or chaos.
Sturgeon’s Vision for Independence Is on the Ballot in Scotland
The first minister’s party will almost certainly win the election this week, but the nationalist movement still faces divisions of its own.
Britain’s Post-Brexit Foreign Policy Can Be a Force for Good
Boris Johnson shouldn’t shy away from global leadership and the morally driven approach that protected Kosovars and Iraqi Kurds in the 1990s.
How Brexit Lit the Fuse in Northern Ireland
Loyalist fears that Boris Johnson is abandoning them have sparked a wave of violence that could endanger the Good Friday Agreement.
Is Brexit Driving Gibraltar Into Europe’s Arms?
The territory at the tip of Spain will remain British on paper, but in practice Brexit has brought it closer to the EU than ever before.
In the City, the Bluffing Is Over
During crisis after crisis, London’s financial giants cried wolf about leaving. Now the wolf is at the door.
Brexit Is Probably the United Kingdom’s Death Knell
An English-led disaster has emboldened others to get out.
Britain’s Been Hammered by Brexit, but It Got the Vaccine Right
The positive contrast with the European Union’s COVID-19 vaccine debacle has masked a rocky exit from Europe.
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