Britain

British citizens will no longer be covered by EU law, and courts won’t have the power to protect minorities from the will of the parliamentary majority. Only a codified constitution can ensure basic rights.

The prime minister now expects there will be a delay, but he thinks voters will reward him at the polls for trying.

If you thought the Tories were a mess, you should have seen Labour's annual conference.

Across the West, the main trigger of populism has been the growing inequality—and hostility—between urban and rural regions.

The radical Labour leader is anti-Western, not pro-justice.

The mace is a symbol of royal power—and sometimes of lawmakers’ anger.

Boris Johnson upends British politics, al Qaeda readies itself for the 18th anniversary of 9/11, and Mugabe is gone, but his legacy is still shaping Zimbabwe.

Parliament delivers a blow to Boris Johnson’s power grab.

Arrests in Hong Kong, a proroguing prime minister, and criticism of World Bank funding in Xinjiang.

In times of crisis, political legitimacy inevitably depends on practical power.

If Boris Johnson is hoping to pressure Europe to accept his preferred Brexit outcome, he has badly miscalculated.

The suspension of Parliament is outrageous—but it’s all Boris Johnson’s fault.

By proroguing Parliament at a crucial moment, Britain’s prime minister is following in the footsteps of King Charles I. The result won’t be as bloody, but it will do violence to the country’s democratic institutions.

The prime minister’s statement about proroguing the United Kingdom’s legislative assembly.

The Good Friday Agreement is crumbling, and an Irish backstop may not be enough to save it.

The European Union and Ireland are trying to preserve Northern Ireland’s fragile stability. The British government is playing with fire.

Police infiltration is an old tactic—and not just by autocrats.