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The plot to overthrow... Montenegro?
The alleged Russian-backed scheme seems torn from a Bond film—yet somehow not crazy in the age of Trump and Putin
Leah McLaren
Leah McLaren is <i>Maclean's</i> National Magazine Award-winning London correspondent. Her second novel, <i>A Better Man</i>, was published by HarperCollins in 2015.
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Britain wakes up to the end of home ownership
The notion of home ownership has been close to the heart of successive British governments, but in the age of Generation Rent that dream has died
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Brexit needs to go through Parliament. What happens next?
A British Supreme Court ruling says Parliament must decide if the U.K. will split from the EU. Cue the raging politicians.
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The far right takes root in Europe
Will far-right populism become a mainstream view in European politics? France’s upcoming election will offer a first test.
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Two months on, Britain is in no rush to Brexit
The way forward for the U.K. after the Brexit vote grows murkier by the month
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What Canada could learn from a Dutch self-build housing movement
Low-income Dutch families have wrested control of their homes from big developers who pump up prices. Could Vancouver be next?
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The U.K. could use a ’bloody difficult woman’ like Theresa May
May is moderate, hard to predict, demands loyalty—and might be British PM until 2020
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After Brexit, a political revolution in the U.K.—for women
The job of cleaning up the mess left behind after Brexit will fall on women—including Theresa May
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A kingdom united in name only
Brexit came to be a referendum on the future of the U.K.—and exposed a nation dangerously divided
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David Cameron is Brexit’s biggest loser
Britain’s Prime Minister pushed it into a referendum no one wanted or understood. And it should ruin his career.