The Globalist

As China faces its worst crisis in a generation, we ask why Xi Jinping has stayed out of the spotlight. Plus: the New Hampshire primary and why politicians should leave building design to architects and the public.

Analysis of the Irish election that has reshaped the nation’s political landscape. Plus: the latest on Turkey’s position on Syria, a turbulent week in German politics and the best of the weekend’s Oscars in Los Angeles.

Ireland heads to the polls this weekend but how will Republican party Sinn Féin’s newfound popularity skew the result? Plus: the diplomacy of coronavirus and a dispatch from Stockholm Furniture Fair.

Trump’s acquittal might have been no surprise but what does the failure of his impeachment say about US democracy? Plus: Canadian troops are back in Iraq, the Iowa caucus app crisis and an interview with Joshua Wong.

Donald Trump’s controversial State of the Union address, how the coronavirus is hitting the world economy and why Benjamin Netanyahu is keen to make new friends in Africa.

We get the latest from Iowa, where delays mean there is no clear leader in the race to represent the Democratic party in the US election. Plus: Macron’s visit to Poland, the morning papers and the latest retail news.

We assess the fallout from impeachment proceedings in the US, discuss Turkey’s treatment of refugees and how it affects Syria and hear from Afua Hirsch about her podcast on the British empire.

On the day the UK leaves the EU, we discuss the outlook for a nation turning its back on its neighbours. Plus: the latest from China on the coronavirus and the makers of a new television show on Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean.

As the deadline to call witnesses to Trump’s impeachment trial looms, we discuss where the proceedings stand. Plus: how the German armed forces are opting for an ‘Ikea approach’ to equipment, why Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is on a diplomatic offensive and a profile of the US Democratic party candidates before next week’s Iowa caucus.

Trump’s “deal of the century” for peace in the Middle East – should we take it seriously? Plus: Jacinda Ardern starts campaigning in New Zealand, Hong Kong’s border situation and the countdown to the Iowa caucuses.