Novelist Natasha Brown: ‘I was published amid debate about what’s universal and what’s niche’
The prizewinning author of ‘Assembly’ on social class, her new novel ‘Universality’ — and why she might return to working in finance
Trump and the end of American soft power
Joseph Nye coined the term for the influence countries exert through attraction. Here he sets out why exclusive nationalism is likely to prove a losing strategy
Can Germany spend its way out of industrial decline?
Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz wants to expand investment in defence and infrastructure. The race to re-arm could be a much-needed boost for manufacturing
Givenchy’s return to elegance
The brand may yet recover its momentum under new creative director Sarah Burton
Live and let spy? The changing worlds of Smiley and Bond
Nick Harkaway on his father John le Carré’s legacy — and the debate over creative control as OO7 moves to Amazon
How a coffee snob fell in love with cheap bodega coffee
From speciality barista to coffee sceptic — Insider’s Notebook
Alessandro Michele: ‘Valentino doesn’t have the attitude to be big’
The former creative director of Gucci on taking the reins of Valentino Garavani’s atelier — and why turning the house into another fashion giant would be a disaster
How a random chess variant won over the world’s best players
In a barn by the Baltic Sea, Magnus Carlsen makes his move
School politics class: US Supreme Court upholds order forcing foreign aid payments
US Supreme Court
China hits Canada with retaliatory tariffs on agricultural products
Beijing accuses Ottawa of ‘discriminatory’ levies on electric vehicles