The monobrowed Marxist has been written off by historians as the king of a stagnant empire, but modern politicians could do worse than take a leaf out of his book.
Placating the Chinese Communist Party for fear of reprisals will only strengthen the regime.
As record numbers of migrants reach British shores, a new borders bill is being attacked by humanitarian organisations.
The US should end its trade embargo but it cannot be blamed for all Cubans’ woes.
Lockdown is not only being extended, but the French must now apply online for an internal passport that allows them to travel freely in their own country.
Laschet caught on camera giggling behind Germany’s president while giving speech to emergency staff in the flood zones.
Johnson has broken the promise he made to liberal Brexit voters that EU citizens would ‘automatically’ be granted indefinite leave to remain.
Cars were upended, houses destroyed and people stranded on rooftops as rivers burst their banks.
As military involvement in Afghanistan ceases, the Biden administration is in danger of turning its back on the peacekeeping operations that prop up the rules-based order.
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