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Monday, 3 August, 2020

ReviewNon-Fiction
First They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy, by David Broder
An expert dissection of the trends that account for the Italian League’s revival
Sunday, 26 July, 2020

Ukrainian politics
A hard road ahead for Zelensky in Ukraine
Sympathy for the president in western capitals and the IMF is now tempered by concern
Friday, 24 July, 2020

ObituaryLord Hutton
Brian Hutton, judge and barrister, 1931-2020
Chaired the controversial inquiry into the death of scientist David Kelly
Wednesday, 15 July, 2020

ReviewHistory books
Napoleon & de Gaulle — a history of France’s larger-than-life heroes
Patrice Gueniffey’s splendidly entertaining account of two leaders who transcended a divided France
Tuesday, 14 July, 2020

EU economy
EU recovery fund fight is about shaping the bloc’s future
The 27 members are struggling to find a shared vision of ‘economic sovereignty’
Wednesday, 8 July, 2020

FT Books Essay
New light on the dark interwar years
Revolution and hope were followed by depression and dictatorship — but today’s wave of nationalist populism is not necessarily a rerun of those times
Thursday, 2 July, 2020

Russian politics
Vladimir Putin has just done a Brezhnev
The president has secured his future rule but he is straining his social contract with the Russian people
Tuesday, 30 June, 2020

Brexit Briefing
UK and EU lock horns over state aid Premium
Boris Johnson’s taste for economic intervention departs from Thatcherism
Sunday, 28 June, 2020

Instant InsightPopulism in Europe
Poland’s run-off election to force candidates to reach beyond their bases
Second vote between Duda and Trzaskowski will test limits of rightwing populism
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Thursday, 25 June, 2020

FT SeriesSummer Books 2020
Summer books of 2020: History
Tony Barber selects his best mid-year reads
Tuesday, 23 June, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Why does the UK always pin its hopes on Germany? Premium
London has never understood how the EU works, says former ambassador
Wednesday, 17 June, 2020

Special ReportInvesting in Serbia
Path to EU strewn with missteps and some members’ doubts
Slow structural and political reform combines with waning EU influence in lockdown
Tuesday, 16 June, 2020

Brexit Briefing
The slow, rocky road to a modest EU-UK deal Premium
An accord by October is possible but it will be limited in scope
Tuesday, 9 June, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Long shadow of Brexit hangs over UK antivirus measures Premium
Campaigning political style is not the same as governing
Thursday, 4 June, 2020

ReviewHistory books
Mussolini’s War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse
A lucid account of Il Duce’s warmaking, of pointless conflict that did Italy nothing but harm
Tuesday, 2 June, 2020

Brexit Briefing
EU integration plans underline growing divergence with UK Premium
Pandemic is putting the two sides on different paths
Tuesday, 26 May, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Like Brexit, the Dominic Cummings affair is about trust Premium
Boris Johnson’s government is hoist with its own populist petard
Tuesday, 19 May, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Brexit Britain tilts to the US, not to China
Failure to cut a deal with EU will complicate UK trade policy
Tuesday, 12 May, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Britons give Boris Johnson benefit of the doubt in virus emergency
As criticisms intensify, a harder UK line on Brexit will follow
Tuesday, 5 May, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Northern Ireland tensions threaten to derail long-term EU-UK deal
Mistrust is rising over how to implement Brexit
Wednesday, 29 April, 2020

FT Books Essay
Machiavelli’s enduring appeal as a man for all times
The Renaissance writer’s ideas remain relevant amid today’s troubles — three new books explain why
Tuesday, 28 April, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Doubts hang over Boris Johnson’s virus transparency pledge
UK prime minister’s promise welcome in principle, but it is ambiguous all the same
Friday, 24 April, 2020

Instant InsightEuropean Union
EU efforts to ease economic crisis beset by domestic strains
Leaders are still struggling to find a way to share the burdens of the pandemic
Tuesday, 21 April, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Pandemic puts UK immigration policy under pressure
Emergency exposes how economy and public services depend on low-paid foreign workers
Tuesday, 14 April, 2020

Brexit Briefing
Does the UK want the EU to emerge stronger from the virus crisis?
Pandemic casts doubt over bloc’s moves to closer unity