Review: Jan Carson’s ‘Few and Far Between’ Explores the Legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland
During the Troubles, Protestant unionists and Catholic nationalists clashed over whether Northern Ireland should remain in the United…
Review: ‘The Land Where Nothing Works: How Britain Lost the Plot’ and ‘Twilight of the Dons: British Intellectuals From World War II to Thatcherism’
Britain is currently quite broken. This is the premise of The Land Where Nothing Works, a new book…
Ukraine Has a Plan to Build Back Better With Renewable Energy
KYIV, Ukraine—Long before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Viktor Riabokin was thinking about housing. Riabokin, a Ukrainian entrepreneur…
Patrick Radden Keefe’s ‘London Falling’ Review: An International Mystery Turns Into a Tragedy
One of the most frustrating experiences for a journalist is when a story turns out to be less…
The Road to Brexit and the Rise of Farage
At the heart of journalist Tom McTague’s sweeping new biography of modern British politics lies a simple question: Why…
The Long History of the Frankfurt Book Fair
More than 7,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries are expected to participate in this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.…
7 New Books on Russia and Its War in Ukraine
What prompted Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine? Is it part of a wider war with the…
‘My Undesirable Friends’ Documents Putin’s War Against the Press
December 2021, a Moscow kitchen. It’s close to New Year’s—a time when, according to Soviet lore, miracles were…
In ‘Strong Roots,’ Russia’s Invasions Can’t Kill Ukrainian Cooking
Why do Russians do the things they do? Why, specifically, do they commit atrocities and reject democracy? It’s…
What Zubok’s History Reveals About U.S.-Russia Relations Today
The Cold War is historically anomalous. It was awkwardly long, with no clear origin or conclusion. It was…