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Mark Mardell

Enclave on the edge: the curious case of Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad encapsulates Russia’s psychosis – from glory days to aggrieved isolation. It is also perilously close to Nato’s weakest link

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‘People who belong together’

Just as after the fall of the Wall, the EU should channel the philosophy of Helmut Kohl and seize this moment to bring Ukraine into the union

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A force for good: So, did we need an EU army after all?

During the Brexit debate, the very idea was enough to make Leavers foam at the mouth. Now, the case for a joint European military looks very different

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The night the Commons voted to take Britain into the common market

Fifty years ago this month, the House of Commons voted for Edward Heath’s plan to take Britain into the common market. For a notoriously reticent PM it was a night of extreme emotion. The UK’s tragedy is that he never conveyed that emotion to the nation.

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Bruised British business is yet to pass the Brexit stress test

Eight months after the end of the transition period, how are UK companies faring outside the EU? MARK MARDELL investigates

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The EU’s quiet coup in Gibraltar

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Global Britain embarks on voyage through dangerous waters

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The inside story of the Oxford vaccine

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