Britain

List of Britain articles

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  Why Fishing Could Sink Britain’s Brexit Deal With Europe

  Diplomatic battles over fish stocks—and the future of struggling coastal communities—threaten to drag the U.K.-EU relationship onto the rocks.

  Dispatch

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  Laurence Blair

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  The Latest Brexit Crisis May Save Ireland’s Shaky Coalition Government

  Brexit may be fatal for Dublin in the long term. But for now, it’s a boon to the country’s historic—and fragile—coalition.

  Argument

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  Jonathan Gorvett

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  Brexit Might Break Britain. What Will Scotland Do?

  Scotland, six years after its last crack at independence, is hankering to be a “global good gal,” charting its own foreign-policy course independent of London.

  Argument

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  David Leask

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  Our Top Weekend Reads

  Why partition may be the only solution to Lebanon’s woes, what the bestselling book “Caste” ignores about India’s caste structure, and Britain’s distraction from its real economic problems.

  5 Top Reads

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  Chloe Hadavas

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  Brexit Is a Distraction From the United Kingdom’s Real Economic Woes

  To rebuild its position as a powerhouse, the country will need to focus on its deeper problems.

  Argument

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  Tej Parikh

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  As Brexit Talks Falter, the Risk of Violence in Ireland Is Still Alive

  Despite a major crackdown, the uncertainty around the border won’t let militant republicanism go away.

  Argument

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  Dan Haverty

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  Boris Johnson’s Plan to Get Brexit Done and ‘Hang the Consequences’

  The United Kingdom is going back on the terms of its divorce with Europe, threatening any future trade deals and even the integrity of the U.K. itself.

  Dispatch

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  Owen Matthews

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  Don’t Trust Boris Johnson’s Britain

  European leaders have always been wary of Perfidious Albion. The British prime minister once again confirmed their worst fears.

  Argument

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  Garvan Walshe

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  How to Run a Criminal Network in a Pandemic

  Drug dealers and human traffickers are upgrading their marketing and delivery services.

  Report

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  Lindsey Kennedy, Nathan Paul Southern

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  Why Do Royals Get Away With So Much?

  Prince Andrew’s entanglements with Jeffrey Epstein lack the usual excuse of affairs of state.

  Argument

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  Harriet Williamson

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  How to Lose an Election on Foreign Policy

  Jeremy Corbyn’s blunders over Russian poisoning were critical to his polling collapse.

  Argument

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  Oz Katerji

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  Britain’s Domestic Abuse Bill Still Leaves Migrants at Risk

  After months of delay, Boris Johnson’s government has rejected amendments to the landmark legislation that would ensure support for some of the country’s most marginalized women.

  Argument

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  Jessie Williams

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  Johnson Is Bringing Brits Home, but They’re Probably Safer in Spain

  The British government’s haphazard approach to quarantining travelers won’t make up for its failed domestic coronavirus containment efforts.

  Argument

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  Mark Nayler

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  Europe Can Preserve the Iran Nuclear Deal Until November

  After a humiliating defeat at the U.N. Security Council, Washington will seek snapback sanctions to sabotage what’s left of the nuclear deal. Britain, France, and Germany can still keep it alive until after the U.S. election.

  Argument

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  Ellie Geranmayeh, Elisa Catalano Ewers

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  John Hume Left Behind a Peaceful—but Divided—Ireland

  The Nobel Peace Laureate helped bring nearly three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland to an end. But reconciliation between the country’s communities remains unrealized.

  Obituary

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  Dan Haverty