Tom McTague
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Getty Why Britain Brexited
For decades, the country has struggled with the challenge facing the modern nation-state: how to balance control and influence.
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Pool / Reuters Britain Could Be Canada
Ottawa’s ability to balance its interests and partners offers lessons for London.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Donald Trump Stumbles Into a Foreign-Policy Triumph
The president, however inadvertently, may be reminding the world of the reality of international relations.
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Matt Short / Barcroft Images via Getty Images The Hypocrisy of Harry and Meghan’s Decision
The couple have committed Britain’s greatest possible sin.
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Gareth Fuller / PA Images via Getty Boris Johnson’s Impossible Choice
For decades, British leaders have sought to balance ties with the United States and Europe. Qassem Soleimani’s killing illustrates why that is no longer viable.
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UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor / Handout via ... Get Ready for More Brexit Turbulence
Does Boris Johnson’s decisive election victory give him room to compromise on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union? Don’t hold your breath.
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Stefan Rousseau / WPA / Getty It’s Boris Johnson’s Britain Now
His impact in a short period of time has been revolutionary, and his resounding victory means he can remake the country.
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Peter Morrison / AP Northern Ireland Offers a Warning That Few Are Hearing
Brexit poses an existential dilemma for the region.
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Peter Nicholls / Reuters The Spiritual Disunity of the West
NATO is the physical embodiment of the idea of shared Western values. But a meeting in London highlighted how far apart its members now stand.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Man Who Figured Out Trump
Jens Stoltenberg will soon be NATO’s longest-serving leader in a generation. How has he done it?
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Illustration by Ricardo Santos* Britain’s Secret War With Russia
The poisoning of a double agent sparked an intelligence and PR battle between London and Moscow, the details of which are only now emerging.
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Alberto Pezzali / AP Boris Johnson’s Leadership Is Put to the Test
A terror attack in London carries parallels to one in 2017, and once again challenges a prime minister.
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Handout / Reuters Boris Johnson Bets on a Strategy Theresa May Ignored
The prime minister and the opposition took entirely different lessons from Britain’s 2017 election. Both are testing their conclusions to destruction.
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Handout / Reuters Britain’s Meh Election
An enormous amount is at stake, yet few people appear to be enthusiastic about the upcoming vote.
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Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Boris Johnson Is Not Britain’s Donald Trump. Jeremy Corbyn Is.
Corbyn and Trump are both populists and in a battle with ‘the swamp.’ Brexit aside, Johnson is not.
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Toby Melville / Reuters The Coming Brexit Farce
While Brexiteers believe the threat of “no deal” increases British leverage, the EU calculates that it increases its leverage and is therefore happy to play along. The result: an inevitable crisis.
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Andrew Parsons / Pool via Reuters How Europe Will Take On Britain After Brexit
Once Brexit eventually happens, the two will have to compete. It’s only natural.
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Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Boris Johnson Thinks He’s in Control
The British prime minister’s efforts to reach a breakthrough on Brexit speak to the importance of personality when it comes to politics and foreign policy.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters This Is Just the Beginning of Brexit
Even if Britain leaves the EU at the end of the month, the issue will not go away—much still needs to be resolved.
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Pool / Reuters The Improbable Triumph of Boris Johnson
Two lessons emerged from the latest Brexit deal: The British prime minister garnered a concession his predecessor couldn’t, but the EU has still held the line.
