Our Cold War nightmares have returned as a global arms race By Katie Stallard In the autumn of 2022, the United States picked up intelligence that Vladimir Putin was considering a nuclear strike in ...

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The left-wing faction behind Zack Polanski has called on the party to oppose increases to defence spending By Megan Kenyon The faction in the Greens that supported Zack Polanski’s election as leader ...

The New Statesman can exclusively reveal the Chancellor’s finalised top political team By Ailbhe Rea John Healey has finalised the appointments to his top political team in the Treasury, including a ...

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It seemed that for Gen Z, condemning violence against women had become a bit passé By Emily Lawford A raven swoops over snowy London. A baby in a bonnet starts to cry. “The master of misfits returns,” ...

Oli Dugmore is the executive editor (digital) of the New Statesman. He has reported from America, Europe and the Middle East. Previously, he started the repeatedly nominated but rarely award-winning ...

Nicholas Harris is Senior Commissioning Editor (Ideas) at the New Statesman. He is also the TV critic. nicholas.harris@newstatesman.co.uk I’m oddly reassured by the existence of shows like Animal Park ...

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Lawrence Freedman is emeritus professor of war studies at King's College London. His writing for the New Statesman includes in-depth analysis of the war in Ukraine and European history. Peace is the ...