The Ukraine war is not about democracy versus autocracy
Joe Biden likely to need help of some very illiberal states to prevail against Russia
David McWilliams: My builder told me about ‘the inflationary climate’. It must be true
When a builder sounds like the IMF, inflation is definitely here. It could be no bad thing
Elon Musk is just the latest in a long line of insecure billionaires
Paul Krugman: Are the very rich pettier than the rest of us? On average, probably yes
‘Forever wars’: Has Afghanistan changed Democratic minds on US military interventions?
Chaotic withdrawal has reopened debate on how far US foreign policy should extend
‘We share everything’: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter reflect on 75 years of marriage
At 96 and 93, they say never going to bed angry is key to sustaining a relationship
Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayers
An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks
Joe Biden’s presidency might be liberal democracy’s last chance
US Politics: The West needs a success story for its own morale as much as its outward reputation
Americans should not count on a quiet life under Joe Biden
US Politics: Democratic candidate could be the most radical US president in decades
US is sliding into conflict with China with eerily little debate
US Politics: Absence of dissenting voices on issue of momentous importance is unnerving
No more crab cakes, steaks or tapas in locked-down Washington eateries
America Letter: Chefs feeding poor as bars and restaurants stay closed for Covid-19
Unprepossessing Joe Biden has a great chance to make his mark on history
Janan Ganesh: Little was expected from US president Harry Truman but he proved a surprise
Gerry Thornley: Birthplace has no bearing on right to play for Ireland
The notion that a player’s birthplace should influence World Cup selection is plain daft
Trump confirms he is considering attempt to buy Greenland
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen calls discussion of sale ‘absurd’
Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland stuns Denmark
‘The idea that Denmark should sell 50,000 citizens to the US is completely insane’
Maureen Dowd: Democratic puritanism ruining 2020 hopes
Mueller hearings shamed Republicans and failed Democrats thirsting for impeachment
Trump takes historic diplomatic step on North Korean soil
Meeting with dictator Kim Jong-un prompts president to signal restart of nuclear talks
Democrats still cling to idea of US as a redemptive force in the world
US Politics: Trump would savage a humbler foreign policy but Democrats should stand firm
Will there be a new cold war? Only if the US public want one
Leaders must show that China, which poses no conventional threat, has to be countered
Donald Trump: 'There are those that say they have never seen the queen have a better time'
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on US president's remarks about meeting monarch
America’s young have little interest in the world
US Politics: It is not the pacifism or realpolitik that is striking, but the indifference
For Trump to succeed, he must fail on immigration
Populists do not live and die on their record – they live on a sense of rolling crisis
Stoltenberg makes staunch defence of Nato in address to Congress
House judiciary committee votes to subpoena Mueller report from US attorney general
Irish-American relations at crossroads as Varadkar goes to Washington
Decline in emigration to US is prompting rethink of long-standing relationship
George HW Bush obituary: 41st president made his mark in foreign affairs
Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents
Trump’s golf habit the most presidential thing about him
US president visited Turnberry earlier this week and is latest in long line of enthusiasts
Leo turns to Jed and Harry for inspiration during referendum canvass
Strength of support for repeal noticeable across all age groups but apathy is the enemy
US issues warning to citizens in wake of Jerusalem decision
State Department advice a sign that officials fear violent reaction to Trump announcement
Jimmy Carter eager to help Trump with North Korea
Former US president complains Obama did not forge better relations with Pyongyang
US secretary seeks to cool escalating crisis with North Korea
Rex Tillerson uses diplomatic approach after Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ speech
North Korea: Donald Trump is playing with fire
With mixed messages and unnecessary red lines, Trump has made a volatile situation even more perilous
Presidential inaugurations: from top hats to fears of assassination
Patrick Freyne looks at how US presidents have been sworn in across the centuries
Historic event stirs up debate about WWII reconciliation
US’s Barack Obama and Japan’s Shinzo Abe to meet at Pearl Harbor 75 years after attack
New York Trump voters: ‘Enough with the hysteria’
John Breen finds those who voted for next president are not monsters but patriots
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