Our best pieces from the past year. In this selection, our favourite writing about world affairs.
Russia vs the west: the consequences of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
By Elizabeth Pond
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has destroyed the peace in Europe for a generation.
What the west can learn from Japan’s “lost decades”
By Roland Kelts
Roland Kelts wonders whether Japan-style stagnation would really be so bad in the west.
Owen Jones talks to Calais migrants: “They forget we are human”
By Owen Jones
The camps in Calais are a small part of one of the great stories of our time – mass migration. What do people …read more
Source: New Statesman
