World Sep 30, 2021
Frustration is growing in England that French security forces are not doing more to stop migrants crossing the Channel.
Commentary / World Feb 17, 2021
A strong Japan-U.K. alliance needed to counter China
by Jeffrey W. Hornung
The U.K. should focus on cooperation with like-minded states like Japan to handle what could be shaping up to be this century’s biggest security challenge — China.
Soccer Dec 31, 2020
Premier League has 'no plans' to suspend season as virus cases surge
The Premier League said it had "no plans" to pause the season and had confidence in its protocols after a third match was postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks. Tottenham's home match against Fulham was scrapped just three hours before the scheduled start due to a ...
Commentary / World Sep 8, 2020
Boris Johnson takes Brexit in a crazy direction
by Therese Raphael
Trade negotiations are stuck primarily over the question of state-aid rules.
National Jun 7, 2020
Japan rejects offer to join statement slamming China over Hong Kong law
Tokyo's decision has been received with dismay by other nations, underscoring the difficult balancing act Japan faces in managing its relations with the U.S. and China.
More Sports Jun 1, 2020
Britain reportedly planning to grant sports an exemption from quarantine rules
British quarantine rules are set to be relaxed for elite sports, giving a boost to soccer clubs in European competition and Formula One's plans for races at Silverstone, the Times reported on Sunday. Britain is introducing a two-week quarantine period from June 8 for most ...
Commentary / World May 27, 2020
Boris Johnson leaves the dirty work to everyone else
by Martin Ivens
Britain’s prime minister has centralized power, but he doesn’t seem to want to use it.
Commentary / World May 20, 2020
Britain doesn't want to come out of lockdown
by Therese Raphael
On the question of whether to prioritize the economy or the well-being of older people, Brits are much more bothered about the latter.
Commentary / World Apr 28, 2020
How lockdown could lead to stronger parliaments
by David Howell
Parliamentary democracies need parliaments to function. This is as true of the Westminster institution in London, sometimes described as the mother of parliaments, as it is of the Diet in Tokyo or of any other parliamentary legislatures in states round the world that struggle ...
Commentary / World Feb 10, 2020
What will happen in post-Brexit Britain?
by Kazuhito Yamashita
Britain's departure from the EU may reduce its influence in the global community, but in economic terms Brexit will not be an entirely bad deal.
Commentary / World Feb 4, 2020
Johnson can't be all things to all Britons
by Therese Raphael
The prime minister wants to be a global hero on free trade, while keeping his new working class voters happy, but EU trade talks may make this impossible.
Commentary / World Jan 11, 2020
Sussex Inc. can work as royal spinoff
by Sarah Green Carmichael
Allowing some royals to step away from "senior" status makes sense if you think of the British monarchy as a business.