2 September: America’s retreat from empire

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.

Angela Merkel has taught Germans to crave stability... but they are still turning away from her party.

The small spa resort in central France which gave its name to Marshal Petain’s pro-Nazi regime carries heavy historical baggage. As the town tries to reinvent itself once more, JOHN LICHFIELD paid it a visit.

As HS2 shows, there is a problem with the UK that means the country cannot deliver the major projects needed to prepare us for the future.

NIGEL WARBURTON, one of the world’s most-read philosophers, reflects on our mental state after various coronavirus lockdowns.

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.

Angela Merkel has taught Germans to crave stability... but they are still turning away from her party.

Two of Germany’s candidates for Chancellor are running in the same constituency – home to the super rich and celebrities.

Sarfraz Manzoor on why he’s increasingly optimistic about the future of relations between Britain’s Muslims and non-Muslims.

What was Nick Clegg expected to do after losing his seat in politics? One reader believes the former Lib Dem leader could achieve some good at Facebook.

This week in 1901 the Big Stick Ideology was developed - and influences White House policy to this day.

It has been a gloomy week on the sunlit uplands of sovereign Britain as the supply line crisis continues to threaten our traditional way of life...

News that you might have missed from around the continent, selected by Steve Anglesey.

The small spa resort in central France which gave its name to Marshal Petain’s pro-Nazi regime carries heavy historical baggage. As the town tries to reinvent itself once more, JOHN LICHFIELD paid it a visit.

As HS2 shows, there is a problem with the UK that means the country cannot deliver the major projects needed to prepare us for the future.

The UK’s supply chains face more problems every day. So why the denial over what helped cause this, and where is the strategy that will resolve it?

Not everyone's willing to accept that Brexit has played a part in the shortage of food on supermarkets. TIM WALKER explains more.

BONNIE GREER on how the pandemic has intensified the shift in stanning – obsessional fandom – from the world of celebrity to politics.

During one of the most miserable weeks to be a satirist MITCH BENN tries to find some positives to write about.

A stunning new exhibition at this month’s Photo London fair sees Iranian born photographer Shirin Neshat turn her lens on her adopted country.

The pioneering Chinese-American actor who fled early Hollywood for Europe to escape her stereotyping as a tragic Butterfly or treacherous Dragon Lady.

If Bryan Robson is right, the value of Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United could extend beyond the pitch, writes Rob Hughes

This summer, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 was reimagined on the Olympic field for Russian athletes, writes Sophia Deboick

As John Lydon comes to terms with a failed legal battle against other former Sex Pistols, ADAM BEHR considers the sociology of bands. What brings them together and what tears them apart?

CHARLIE CONNELLY on the mysterious 14th century Arthurian epic poem behind a now delayed blockbuster movie

Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a recipe from a Michelin star chef, known for her Galician dishes

The revolving stage is the star of this so-so show from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennel

Kae Tempest's Paradise can only stir up a storm in a teacup

PETER TRUDGILL on a recent decision to drop a common Austrian phrase due to racial sensitivities

The actor made his living selling fantasy, but this was far from the reality of Hervé Villechaize's life off-screen, writes CHARLIE CONNELLY

WILL SELF on being welcomed in church and religious identity