The far right takes root in EuropeWill far-right populism become a mainstream view in European politics? France’s upcoming election will offer a first test.
Why the Queen’s cold is a concern for royal watchersElizabeth II is so indefatigable that she rarely cancels events. This time is different.
The Pax Americana is officially overU.S. influence is at a new low and will keep falling under Trump. What comes next is going to be ugly.
Vladimir Putin’s grim winWhy the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Ankara forces Turkey ever closer to an already ascendant Russia
Why 2017 will be the year of DianaTwo decades after the princess was killed in a car accident in Paris, her life will be honoured in London
Welcome to the age of the despotEvery tyrant has now learned the Syrian lesson: you can bomb your cities and kill with impunity. How the West failed so horribly.
Who really killed JFK? We might get new insight in 2017.On Oct. 26, millions of pages of documents on the Kennedy assassination could finally be released
A century later, remembering the hard win at Vimy RidgeVimy was not our finest military hour. But it’s an entry point into World War One for many Canadians—and is worthy of a pilgrimage
Life under ISIS: Four stories of terror enduredWhen ISIS arrived in Mosul, they were seen as liberators. Then the violence began. Here are stories from people who survived ISIS rule.
The long farewell for Thailand’s King BhumibolLooking ahead to 2017 in Thailand, where national grieving will continue for a full year until a funeral pyre is completed in September