Lionel Barber
14 December 2022
Putin’s bloody Christmas
The deflated dictator is playing mind games with the west as his war in Ukraine lurches into a stalemate
Read the full article15 November 2022
Why the USA is thinking the unthinkable over a ceasefire in Ukraine
The thought of appeasing Putin is terrible - but the men who could replace him might be even worse
Read the full article14 October 2022
Making Hunt chancellor is Truss’s last chance to save her skin
The PM’s authority is in tatters after a series of blunders ended with her sacking close friend Kwasi Kwarteng
Read the full article26 September 2022
Trussonomics is dead already … strangled at birth by ferocious market forces
The schoolboy errors in Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget have put the UK economy at risk and dealt the PM a self-inflicted blow from which she may not recover
Read the full article07 September 2022
Liz Truss, cartoon Mrs Thatcher, takes power
Economic turmoil will test Britain's new prime minister
Read the full article16 June 2022
Mamil* versus mountains (*middle-aged man in lycra)
Gear up for five European cycling epics
Read the full article22 March 2022
From these ruins, a new Europe is emerging
Putin’s horrific aggression will prove a turning point in the history of our continent
Read the full article24 February 2022
We are all Ukrainians now
Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine is a watershed moment. But the democratic West's response has been encouragingly robust
Read the full article01 December 2021
Brexit isn’t working…we will do our best to clean up the mess
The new Commission for UK-EU Relations will propose solutions to problems caused by Britain’s botched exit.
Read the full article28 November 2021
Independent Commission formed as “Brexit isn’t working”
Businesspeople, academics, journalists and a top trade unionist have formed a group with the purpose of repairing fractured UK-EU relations.
Read the full article16 September 2021
Germany’s start-up culture breaks the old stereotypes
The country has a reputation for being tech- and risk-averse. But a new generation of entrepreneurs are proving that is no longer the case.
Read the full article09 September 2021
Are Michel Barnier’s hopes of beating Emmanuel Macron a grand illusion?
As David Frost moans about the deal they both agreed, Michel Barnier is entering the race to be Franceʼs president.
Read the full article01 September 2021
America’s search for a new place in the world begins
From 9/11 to Kabul, LIONEL BARBER charts two of the most pivotal decades in US history, a story not of a crumbling superpower but a chosen path to turn inwards, for better or worse.
Read the full article19 August 2021
The Republican runners and riders who could pick up Donald Trump’s mantle in 2024
LIONEL BARBER considers the Republicans who might pick up the MAGA mantle and bid for the White House
Read the full article08 July 2021
The newspaper that created a new space in the media landscape
Established a pop-up paper in 2016 due to last only four issues, The New European turns five this week. Former editor of the Financial Times LIONEL BARBER explains why it has found a niche and how it can help shape European debate
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15 April 2021
Is Volkswagen about to give Tesla a shock?
The German giant caught in one of industry's biggest-ever scandals, 'Dieselgate', is now making its play to dominate the world of electric cars
Read the full article07 April 2021
Did Vladimir Putin win Cold War 2.0?
When former Financial Times editor LIONEL BARBER was granted an audience at the Kremlin, Russia’s president proclaimed the end of the liberal idea. Was he right?
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