The return of the Blackwater founder is a sign of the times

They connect rich Chinese, drug cartels and North Korean hackers—without anyone meeting

Donald Trump has no desire to play global cop. That is tough on Denmark, a loyal sheriff’s deputy

Countries are queuing to buy the tools and techniques of the CCP’s security state 

They see America’s president as a golden opportunity for China

It may have profound implications for society and what it means to be human

The territory aims to prove that a non-free society can be a global financial hub

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, talks missile protection—in Yorkshire

In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings

Europe must offer Ukraine a big enough financial package to deter the Kremlin

The view from Canada, as Trumpian threats fly

China’s rulers want to show it is in their people’s interests to keep America focused on Europe, according to the EU’s foreign-policy chief

The digital habits that defined youth are transforming old age

Europe readies itself to survive in a world of hostile strongmen

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, looks at an espionage fiasco in Britain

Its weakest flank isn’t Greenland, but around Alaska

Xi Jinping’s bet that dramatic escalation is the way to win a trade war

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

Years of expeditionary operations leave it vulnerable if America abandons the continent

We are witnessing a turning point in migration, writes Adam Roberts, our digital editor