2022 French presidential election: a divided France prepares to choose its fate

Current Affairs Deputy Editor Joshua Guillen analyses the possible consequences of the upcoming presidential election in France. The strength of unity in Europe, he argues, hangs in the balance.

Capturing the horror of war

This article takes a look at war photography over the years and how it has helped us empathise with the suffering of others. But now, with social media, could photography be a dangerous medium for representing conflict to the world?

Nuclear power is a lazy solution to the climate crisis

Does Russia really intend on invading Ukraine?

Changing times: the shadows of a new cold war

Merkel’s many faces: a chancellorship of paradoxes

Populism and polarisation: France prepares itself for a divisive election

Cuts to the arts are a cut to the UK’s heart

Good COP or bad COP: was the conference a success?

Two big Autumn Budget headlines, and what they mean for the UK economy