This has been the most violent year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank.

From the beginning of the year to 6 October, 192 Palestinians, including 40 children, were killed by Israeli forces – already more than any other year since 2005. newstatesman.com/world/middle-e…

A Colorado court’s barring of Trump from running for president is the culmination of America’s dysfunctional reliance on the legal system to solve politics, writes Lee Siegel. newstatesman.com/world/americas…

The West needs to remember that not all freedom movements are progressive or democratic, writes Slavoj Žižek. newstatesman.com/world/middle-e…

There is a sound political strategy behind Nikki Haley’s compromise, writes Katie Stallard. newstatesman.com/world/americas…

“By criticising the journalist Masha Gessen, Germany misunderstands one of its greatest thinkers, Hannah Arendt.”

Susan Neiman on the Gessen affair. newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/12/…

There are high expectations for Donald Tusk from Brussels and other European capitals, but he will be inheriting many problems from his predecessors, writes Wolfgang Munchau. newstatesman.com/quickfire/2023…

Between the Israeli government and atrocity deniers, the women raped in the 7 October attack are still being victimised. newstatesman.com/world/middle-e…

How strategist-turned-consultant Henry Kissinger ushered in a half-century of American darkness, by noah kulwin. newstatesman.com/the-weekend-es…

Ahead of the presidential election in January, Taiwanese officials know that keeping China calm is a delicate balancing act. newstatesman.com/the-weekend-re…

As Europe undergoes a rightwards shift, the liberal dream of open borders is dying, writes John Gray. newstatesman.com/comment/2023/1…

Economic turmoil is on the horizon – the scariest of all outcomes for Europe would be a Trump victory, writes Wolfgang Munchau. newstatesman.com/comment/2023/1…

Since 7 October Israelis and Palestinians have been dragged back into their traumatic histories.

The horror of each at their enemies’ actions and what they might do in the future is a living, breathing nightmare, writes Jeremy Bowen. newstatesman.com/comment/2023/1…

What the rapid rise of the Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says about the American right, by Charlotte McDonald-Gibson ⬇️ newstatesman.com/comment/2023/1…

Henry Kissinger will be remembered by his admirers as a visionary diplomat who altered the trajectory of the Cold War, and by his critics as a ruthless practitioner of realpolitik, writes Katie Stallard. newstatesman.com/international-…

Instead of Ukraine pushing for a quick victory while Russia waits for its support to wane in the West, Ukraine needs to show patience and concentrate on strengthening its position for the longer term, writes Lawrence Freedman. newstatesman.com/world/europe/u…

Finland’s shared border with Russia – which spans more than 1,300 km to the east – has been an increasing concern since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. newstatesman.com/international-…

Simply “not losing” in Ukraine is not enough for Russia, writes Lawrence Freedman. newstatesman.com/world/europe/u…

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100.

The former diplomat was one of the most important business and marketing stories of the last four decades, writes Ben Judah. newstatesman.com/comment/2023/1…

The uncooperative presence of a populist-led Netherlands could wreck Brussels’ flagship legislative projects, writes Wolfgang Munchau. newstatesman.com/world/europe/2…

According to 100-year-old conventional wisdom, the side armed with the most expensive and complicated weaponry will win.

Yet, in Ukraine and the Middle East, the West is confronted by enemies that don’t think like we do, writes Malcom Kyeyune. newstatesman.com/ideas/2023/11/…