Britain

With increasing support from voters, the Scottish National Party is unlikely to give up its fight for a second referendum despite the procedural obstacles it faces.

Republican and loyalist paramilitary groups are using the U.K.’s departure from the EU as political cover to reignite their once-dormant campaigns of terrorism.

The rise of prison emirs and radicalization among incarcerated extremists means that governments must be as vigilant with prisoners as they are with fundamentalists on the street.

The future depends on a social democracy that doesn’t reshape capitalism but transcends it.

Canada might welcome Prince Harry and Meghan—but the monarchy itself is looking shaky.

Northern Ireland’s leaders have reached a deal to restore power-sharing, but several problems remain unsolved.

A new book on the West’s declinist anxiety is a welcome antidote to Islamophobic alarmism, but it could go further in debunking misguided notions of “us” and “them.”

David Petraeus says Suleimani killing reestablishes U.S. deterrence, Irish unification back on the agenda after Brexit, and drama among the British royal family.

The term “posh” appeals to foreigners, but the British know there are teeth underneath the smile.

Blame the British press and Buckingham Palace staff for the royal Brexit.

Republican sentiment is rising over fears that Brexit will tank the economy, but Northern Ireland’s unionists won’t go quietly.

There are plenty of innovative policies to revive rural areas—and trade wars aren’t among them.

The British prime minister won an electoral triumph. But can he cut the Gordian Knot of leaving the EU?

Experts expect growth to rebound, but many of their projections are built on shaky foundations.

As Scotland gears up for a second push for independence, Scottish nationalists should learn from Catalonia’s failures.

The Democratic Party is still fatally divided over outdated ideologies, proving the left hasn't yet learned the lessons of its 2016 defeat or the recent walloping of Britain's Labour Party.

Faced with growing calls for a united Ireland, Britain’s most loyal subjects look to an uncertain future.

Trump impeached, Turkey’s refugee resettlement plan, and López Obrador’s poor record combating drug cartels.

After a devastating loss, the British opposition needs a leader who offers credible economic policy promises rather than pipe dreams—and knows how to win.

The U.K.’s new prime minister is likely to double down on culture wars and nativist rhetoric to hold on to his new electorate.