List of Britain articles
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Britain's Prince Andrew leaves after speaking at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bangkok on Nov. 3, 2019. Why Do Royals Get Away With So Much?
Prince Andrew’s entanglements with Jeffrey Epstein lack the usual excuse of affairs of state.
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Then-Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at Trafalgar Square to speak at an anti-war rally in London on Jan. 11. How to Lose an Election on Foreign Policy
Jeremy Corbyn’s blunders over Russian poisoning were critical to his polling collapse.
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Members of the Million Women Rise activist group 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.
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A tourist wearing a face mask walks on Magaluf Beach in Calvia on the Spanish island of Mallorca on July 8. 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.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani (C) as Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and other members of the Iranian delegation stand next to them during an official meeting on September 18, 2017, in New York. 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.
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John Hume sits in front of the Stormont Parliament Buildings. 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.
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German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks to the media to present the Bundeswehr's new volunteer service program on July 23, in Berlin. Ask What You Can Do for Your Country
Western countries need national service programs, and Germany is leading the way.
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Boris Johnson, as mayor of London, meets tourists during an official visit to the Forbidden City in Beijing on Oct. 15, 2013. Boris Johnson’s Remarkable U-Turn From Sinophile to China Hawk
Six months ago, Britain was the most China-friendly state in Western Europe. That’s ancient history now.
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Boris Johnson slips over while competing in a tug of war during the launch of London Poppy Day on October 27, 2015 in London. Britain Is Botching This Cold War Just Like the Last One
British politicians and spies are continuing a tradition of sticking their heads in the sand against inconvenient attacks.
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huawei-china-spying-britain-xi-jinping-071420 China Will Use Huawei to Spy Because So Would You
There is a long, and secret, history of countries—including Britain and the United States—forcing companies to protect national security by helping them eavesdrop in bulk.
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A view of the campus of Harvard Business School. Our Top Weekend Reads
Britain is becoming like America, the Egyptian government is facing pressure on social media, and sending international students home could undermine U.S. soft power.
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A French journalist takes a nap circa 1860 Journalism Has a Class Problem, Too
The increasingly narrow backgrounds of reporters distort coverage at home and abroad.
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Cameron and Xi at the Pub How China Is Dividing Britain’s Tories
The golden era of British-Chinese relations quickly eroded—left in its place is a Conservative Party deeply divided on how to approach Beijing.
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A man wearing a facemask walks past a billboard featuring Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove, Number 10 special advisor Dominic Cummings and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Britain Is Becoming America in All the Worst Ways
British politicians used to condescend to their U.S. counterparts. During the pandemic, they've started copying their most destructive habits.
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, meets with Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau Facing Trump, Putin, and Xi, London Needs Old Allies for New Ideas
A “C-3” of Canada, Australia, and the U.K. is the right group to stand up to authoritarian aggression.
