Spy-fall: Trump imperils intelligence pact
America’s international intelligence-sharing relationships have been decades in the making and rely not on a treaty but trust. Could Donald Trump damage the powerful spy alliance? Why we may soon be b...
21 Mar 202522min
Not so delightful: Erdogan arrests rival
Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested just days before he was likely to be elected leader of Turkey’s opposition. Where does this leave Turkish democracy? What Panama’s concessions teach us about how to deal wi...
20 Mar 202525min
Cold call: Putin thwarts Trump
Donald Trump hoped Vladimir Putin would agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Instead he made marginal concessions, then launched a missile attack. Our correspondent assesses the implications. Tesla’s fall...
19 Mar 202521min
Peace broken: war returns to Gaza
After Israel launched dozens of missiles into Gaza overnight, what does this mean for the prospect of a lasting ceasefire? As two stranded astronauts are rescued from the International Space Station, ...
18 Mar 202523min
In sickness and in stealth: threats to America’s CDC
Donald Trump’s team has called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “the most incompetent and arrogant agency” in the federal government. Our correspondent talks to staff who fear that jobs ...
17 Mar 202520min
Wheels of justice: the ICC gets Duterte at last
The International Criminal Court has arrested Rodrigo Duterte, a former president of the Philippines. The case highlights both the strengths and the weaknesses of international justice. We examine the...
14 Mar 202524min
When the levy doesn’t break: a trade-war world adjusts
The Trump administration’s dedication to tariffs now seems more fervent than the first time around. Markets are noticing. We ask what might temper the trade war. Europe’s once-fringe hard-right partie...
13 Mar 202521min
Thirty-day trial? A Ukraine-ceasefire proposal
The ceasefire proposal hatched by American negotiators and agreed by Ukraine is now a matter for Russia to consider. We ask how the not-yet-a-breakthrough will land in both countries. Our corresponden...
12 Mar 202524min
