Henry Kissinger

The perception that 2020 was unprecedented is inaccurate, says Niall Ferguson

US Politics: Incoming president needs to avoid moral idealism that has cost the US dearly

US Politics: President’s materialism is in contrast to moral imperatives of his secretary of state

Targeting of Huawei and other Chinese companies driven by politics

I worry that if I can pick up a slight infection, well, then I’m capable of picking up Covid-19.

Coronavirus: working from home is the future, get used to it

China is committed to buying $200 billion worth of American goods over two years

America Letter: President may be shifting from hawkishness in overseas relations

Sisters Caroline and Jane are selling the contents of Castle Blunden, their family home

Kilfrush on 286 acres has proved a fertile breeding ground for thoroughbred champions and in the 1970s the Georgian property even played host to former US president Nixon

The French celebrity public intellectual on Brexit, his enemies and changing the world

US Politics: Opposition to Trump’s plan to exit Afghanistan smacks of ‘horror of retreat’

State Papers 1994: US officials told Sinn Féin ‘likely to increase the level of violence’ in North

Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents

Desperate people struggle on despite Donald Trump’s threats to militarise border

Tens of thousands of British fans travelled to France to dress up in blue-and-yellow

Vice-president Mike Pence praises deceased Arizon senator’s ‘iron will’

During the 20th century, several summits changed the course of history

White House, FBI, Hollywood, tech sector, education, media are all snake-oil salesmen

Deal to denuclearise North Korea could help pave way to second term as US president

EU agriculture commissioner says really tough Brexit negotiations have yet to come

Uniquely among US politicians, here was somebody who knew the beautiful game

US president also escalates Twitter feud with Republican senator Bob Corker

Obama-era intelligence chief James Clapper questions US president’s ‘fitness for office’ after Phoenix speech

US lacks insight into North Korean politics and overestimates China’s role, says expert

Can two belligerent leaders living in fantasy worlds taunt us into a nuclear war?

Leo Varadkar’s hard line may be attempt to shock DUP into moving beyond its rhetoric

Analsyis: Despite tough talk the more he tries to assert US leadership the less leadership he shows

Images of Donald Trump joking with Russian officials appeared day after he sacked FBI chief

White House rejects suggestions decision to dismiss FBI chief linked to Russian inquiry

James Comey had sought extra resources for Russia inquiry days before he was fired

Trump and Brexit show that what voters really want is a paternalistic government

Comedian Gráinne Maguire has some valuable advice for soon-to-be third-level students

‘The policy axis runs from full populism at one end to predictable conservative orthodoxy on the other’

London Letter: UK faces leaving EU as US president looks for new relationships

Criticism of Obama and hard line on immigration may appeal to president-elect

Controversial former general Michael Flynn installed as national security adviser

Jean Charest says Walloon problem highlights challenges facing EU in Brexit talks

Faced with the unpredictable Trump, Hillary may be best bet to defend US establishment

Republican presidential nominee praises Turkey’s Erdogan over way he handled coup