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John Kampfner

Russian opposition Alexei Navalny appears in court in Moscow on February 16, 2021 

Vladimir Putin | Opinion

As Russia rots, what way will Putin's kleptocrats turn now?

John Kampfner

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President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen | Opinion

EU desperately seeks inoculation against existential threat

John Kampfner

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French former prime minister Edouard Balladur (second left) arrives for his trial at the Court of Justice of the Republic, in Paris

Emmanuel Macron | Opinion

France's familiarity with political scandals

John Kampfner

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Armin Laschet speaks at the CDU party congress, where he was elected as its new leader

Angela Merkel

The man lined up to be Angela Merkel's successor

John Kampfner

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Joe Biden

Angela Merkel

Our damaged democracies must gear up for the trials ahead

John Kampfner

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Vladimir Putin holds a video conference meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council at the Kremlin

Vladimir Putin | Opinion

What Donald Trump's defeat means for Vladimir Putin

John Kampfner

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Participants holding a banner reading: "EVERY VOTE COUNTS/COUNT EVERY VOTE" at the protest in Times Square.

U.S Election | Opinion

However the US election ends, the damage will hurt us all

John Kampfner

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A crowd applauds on Pantheon square in Paris on October 21, 2020, as the national homage at the Sorb

Emmanuel Macron | Opinion

The West is wounded in the battle for free speech

John Kampfner

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A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colours of the flag of East Turkestan and a hand bearing the colours of the Chinese flag attends a protest to denounce China's treatment of ethnic Uighur Muslims. 

Opinion

The crisis the world has chosen to ignore

John Kampfner

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Labour Leader Keir Starmer sits in social distanced seating during a visit of Walsall Football Club

Keir Starmer | Opinion

Time for Keir Starmer to go on the offensive

John Kampfner

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