List of Britain articles
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles at the Chelsea Flower Show in London in 2009. Queen Elizabeth II Was a Pillar of Stability in Tumultuous Times
Her successor will need to adapt while also protecting the age-old magic of the monarchy.
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1961. A Queen for the Ages
Through tragedy and tumult, Queen Elizabeth II was a model of constancy. Her death will have important repercussions for the monarchy and the future of the United Kingdom.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson A Special Trade Relationship?
A free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom looks unlikely, but they should find common ground in a progressive alliance.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Boris Johnson Leaves Behind a Toxic Legacy in Scotland
The next British prime minister will inherit an intractable constitutional stalemate.
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English diver Tom Daley carries the Queen’s Baton. The Commonwealth Games Throw Down the Gauntlet on LGBTQ Rights
Anti-gay laws may block countries from hosting.
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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.
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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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Johnson and Zelensky in Kyiv Will British Security Policy Take a New Turn After Boris Johnson?
London is Europe’s defense heavyweight and Ukraine’s stalwart supporter. For now, that’s the consensus.
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Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace speaks to the media during a visit at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base near Constanta, Romania, on Apr. 8. Can Military Tories Save Britain’s Conservative Party?
The U.K. would be wise to turn to them for their defense experience and serious policy expertise—not out of hope for a military messiah.
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addresses members of the Scottish Parliament. The Scots Question
As the government in Edinburgh plans another independence referendum, does language have a role to play?
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An empty inflatable boat after migrants were rescued by the Abeille Languedoc—an ocean-going tugboat—following a failed crossing of the English Channel from France to Britain on May 9. Britain’s Rwanda Deportation Policy Is a Cruel, Expensive Failure
Boris Johnson’s offshoring of asylum-seekers won’t stop the human smuggling trade—or deter people fleeing tyranny who are intent on reaching Britain.
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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.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Russia’s War Has Created a Power Vacuum in Europe
Moscow’s war and Berlin’s morally bankrupt response to it leave Europe without a leader.
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A large white mansion is shown behind a security gate. Can London Cleanse Itself of Dirty Russian Money?
Bill Browder on why the U.K.’s new Economic Crime Bill isn’t enough to kick out Russian oligarchs.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sits during a media briefing. Is the Party Over for Boris?
A spate of high-profile resignations at Downing Street underscores the British prime minister’s perilous position.
