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The vice-president’s attack on European values signalled a historic realignment. Should the continent seek rapprochement or go its own way? ask Nathalie Tocci, Yanis Varoufakis and others

In the four weeks since he was inaugurated for his second term as US president, Donald Trump has issued dozens of executive orders – many of which are now the subject of legal challenges on the grounds they exceed his authority under the US constitution. As a result, some will…

The Atlantic contributor frets about religion, politics and America – and the questions he poses are existential

In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy

We are social beings. So, within every group, decisions must be made about how to live together, preserving wellbeing and relations with others. Historically, those decisions were made by tribal leaders, or monarchs and their courts. Yet the ancient states of Greece, needing collective commitment to the battles in which…

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech

Thus far, the administration has pursued appeals. But remarks from JD Vance and Elon Musk echo authoritarians worldwide

As echoes of 1933 grow louder, will Congress act or must the American people shut the country down?

Criticism and concerns arise over the Trump administration's decisions on foreign aid and election security, impacting democracy and human rights efforts.

The leftwing political commentator on gen Z’s disillusionment with democracy, why she’s a ‘Mantel stan’ and the moral panic behind her first book

Recent surveys claim to have discovered a lot of alarming things about my generation. But they’re not telling you the whole story