Garvan Walshe: Nobody except the Catalan separatists will gain from Spain’s second election of the year

The PSOE hoped to reunite the Left. Instead, rising tensions have fuelled extreme parties.

Garvan Walshe: How Netanyahu, the great survivor, can scrape four more years in power

It would be a hazardous balancing act, but he has a slight edge over his opponents.

What do and don’t we know about Mueller’s investigation, the Trump campaign, and Russian interference?

Cutting through the fog of war and spin can be tricky, but here are the fundamental facts so far.

Garvan Walshe: Can civil war be avoided in Venezuela?

A wise US president with a clever plan would be able to reduce the risks. But this one may well squander the opportunity for a peaceful return to democracy.

Six cautionary lessons from Macron’s France

Maybe this new-party-with-a-charismatic-leader thing isn’t as easy as people imagined.

Ben Roback: The arms race taking place to establish a new ‘Special Relationship’

With May distracted by Brexit, Macron is risking domestic political pushback to become Trump’s ‘bridge to Europe’.

Terry Barnes: How Australia’s answer to Johnson may have just sunk the centre-right

A colourful, entertaining, and apparently Teflon-coated Deputy Prime Minister falls foul of a change in political culture.

Tom Chapman: The patriotic case for aid

Our commitment to overseas development is under constant political pressure, but it enhances British soft power around the world.

Tracey Crouch: Britain is leading the world in protecting cultural property

The Government has introduced new measures to protect, preserve, and restore precious sites and artefacts in areas affected by war.

James Frayne: We need more realism in post-Brexit foreign policy

Too many politicians now treat diplomacy as an arena for domestic culture wars, but must recognise how ineffective, and harmful to our national interest, that can be.

Andrew Mitchell: Nigeria offers huge opportunities to post-Brexit Britain

We have deep historic ties to a future continental leader and one of the fastest-emerging global economies.

Daniel Kawczynski: We must take Anglo-Russian relations out of the freezer

Trade and investment between our two countries has staggering potential to generate jobs, prosperity, and higher living standards for citizens of both.

Bob Stewart: What does the Philippines legal victory over China mean for the region?

Should Chinese domestic politics push Beijing to stand its ground it will find its regional and global soft power rapidly dwindling.

Ireland’s traditional party system could be making its last stand

The 32nd Dáil is an object warning against PR, with a huge increase in minor parties making stable government very difficult.

Rebecca Coulson: My evening with Varoufakis

Whether it’s the halls he’s selling out, or himself, the rock star Greek ex-finance minister certainly still has something. But is it what he truly wants?