Trump has limited powers to fight an economic cold war
When Donald Trump enters the Oval Office on January 20, he will take control of an apparatus of global economic governance to ...
The secret to meeting in Brussels
Yet in Brussels, some of the best loved, most frequented places to meet are tucked away in unexpected and unconventional ...
Would Trump really go to war with Europe for Greenland?
“We need Greenland for national security purposes,” Trump said, referring to the threat from Russian and Chinese ships. Our Nordic correspondent has written this excellent explainer on the island’s ...
It’s time for Lebanon’s leaders to take responsibility for the country’s future
For decades, Lebanese politicians complained that outside forces prevented them from truly delivering for the country’s citizens — or elect a president for the past two years. Judging from the ...
How the small print of the Kyoto Protocol became a gripping piece of theatre
One lengthy section of Kyoto, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new play about the groundbreaking 1997 UN climate conference in Kyoto, depicts delegates wrangling over the precise placement of a comma — ...
Fund managers to warn FCA over US activist’s plans to shake up UK trusts
Fund managers are warning the Financial Conduct Authority that plans by US activist Boaz Weinstein to take over seven UK investment trusts leave shareholders in the dark about how their money will be ...
How car loans became Britain’s latest consumer finance scandal
Hidden commissions to car dealers inflated costs for buyers. The legal fallout could cost banks billions and restrict access to credit ...
Criminologist Yvonne Jewkes: ‘Confinement comes in many guises’
As the UK grapples with overcrowded prisons, she aims to change their design to make them feel less institutional and more like homes. In Bath, a Victorian cottage is her own great escape ...
Civil servant long-term sickness hits post-pandemic high
The average number of long-term sick days missed by civil servants each year has hit a post-pandemic high, according to new figures revealed by the Cabinet Office.
Nuclear energy groups race to develop ‘microreactors’
Other companies that have established leading positions in the new microreactor industry include New York-listed BWX Technologies, which already builds nuclear reactors for US navy submarines and ...
London’s airports test Labour with plans for rapid growth
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will decide whether to greenlight growth proposals from Luton and Gatwick by the end of April, in a test of the tensions between the Labour government’s twin ...
Crunch time for Citi
Bank lags behind rivals on important measure of profitability, despite CEO Jane Fraser’s overhaul ...