List of Britain articles
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II speaks at the formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Buckingham Palace in London on April 19, 2018. A Cure for the Brexit Trade Blues
After it leaves the European Union for good, the U.K. will need a new trade bloc. The Commonwealth can help.
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BRITAIN-CHRISTMAS-BORIS Boris Johnson’s Christmas Coronavirus Nightmare
The British government squandered the chance to contain the virus in hopes of economic recovery.
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An activist speaks at a Trans+ Pride rally in London A High Court Decision in Britain Puts Trans People Everywhere at Risk
The so-called gender critical movement is illogical, anti-feminist, and cruel.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after Brexit talks at EU headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 9. Why the World Should Root for the EU in Brexit Talks
If Brussels folds, it will mark the end of the last, best hope for stopping a race to the bottom.
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Assistants await patients at a check-in counter for vaccinations against COVID-19 at the converted Merkur-Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany on Dec. 1. Where Do Things Stand With the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout?
The U.K.’s quick approval of the Pfizer vaccine means some Britons will get shots starting next week—but in the rest of the world, it’s going to take a while for regular people to get inoculated.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament on Nov. 26. Scottish Independence Is Only Gaining Popularity
Boris Johnson’s policies appear to have worked in favor of the Scottish National Party.
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Soldiers practice administering swab tests at a tennis center in Liverpool on Nov. 6. National Business Corps to the Rescue
In the United Kingdom, an obscure partnership between business leaders and the military pulled the country back from the brink. The United States and other countries should replicate the model now.
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Joe Biden's U.S. election victory is seen on the front pages of British newspapers Biden Could Help Heal Europe’s Brexit Wounds
The special relationship may survive, but the focus will be very different.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 24, 2019. The U.K. Is Taking an Unexpectedly Moral Foreign-Policy Stance Post-Brexit
Economic considerations are being put aside for human rights.
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden The World Calls Biden, While Trump and Company Double Down
Major world leaders are reaching out to the U.S. president-elect as Pompeo claims there will be a “smooth transition to a second Trump administration.”
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Supporters of Scottish independence gather at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn for an “All Under One Banner” event in Bannockburn, Scotland, on Aug. 19. Scottish Nationalists Hope Biden Win Means a Washington Friendlier to Independence
The U.S. stance toward any future Scottish independence referendum could be crucial.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hold a meeting at U.N. Headquarters in New York on Sept. 24, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Why a Biden Win Is Bad News for Boris Johnson
By casting his lot with Trump, the U.K. prime minister now looks like yesterday’s man. He is in for a rude awakening.
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Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon campaigns ahead of the 2019 British general election in Perth, Scotland, on Dec. 3, 2019. Scotland’s Pro-Independence Leaders Fret for U.S. Democracy
For the Scottish National Party, Trump is an easy target—and a way to bash Brexiteers at home.
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Voters Are Picking Ideology Over Competence on Both Sides of the Atlantic
From Edinburgh to Washington, scandals don’t cost politicians.
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses supporters Our Top Weekend Reads
The lasting impact of Sanders and Corbyn, a profile of the UAE’s invisible Palestinian hand, and a drift toward authoritarianism in West Africa.
