• A special crossover with The Bunker’s geopolitics partner podcast This Is Not A Drill. Assad’s stunning fall ends a tyrannical 53-year... more

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Donald Trump seems like a hardline ally of Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right. But could his unpredictable nature and... more

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Keir Starmer has vowed to make London the AI capital of the world. But is that truly possible? Silicon Valley... more

As people flee X, or Twitter for the rest of us, what is Musk up to – and how’s his... more

Donald Trump feels like a TV character – and if you’re a Sopranos fan, you might have noticed a similarity... more

Freeports! They were going to be a huge Brexit benefit (they weren’t). Boris Johnson said we couldn’t have them while... more

How did the food we eat get so political? Are men really refusing to eat strawberries because they’re too ‘girly’?... more

When a jury cleared a firearms officer of murdering Black Londoner Chris Kaba, it triggered protests and intense scrutiny of... more

Donald Trump starts building his cabinet, only sycophants need apply and score-settling is on the agenda. Will Britain need to... more

Recorded before we knew the election result would come so quickly – we wondered: what is it actually like to... more

As Donald Trump prepares for his return to the White House, the world is gearing up for another term full... more

Out early for everyone! Americans face the reality of four more years under Donald Trump. But how did we get... more

Falling circulations, trivial stories, shrinking budgets, squandered trust? It’s worse than that, says US media analyst and academic Jeff Jarvis.... more

From Obama’s effortless cool aura to Zelenskyy’s stoic defiance, charm and charisma have shown themselves to be game-changers in politics.... more

There’s only one story this week: the US Presidential Election, with Harris and Trump neck-and-neck and democracy itself at stake.... more

Rachel Reeves’ first budget has caused quite the stir. But what aspects were really surprising – and important? What was... more

As science answers more and more questions, you’d imagine our obsession with the paranormal would diminish. Yet we’re still obsessed... more

With a new president due to be elected in America, what impact would each candidate have on the war in... more

Last week’s BRICS Summit was Vladimir Putin latest ploy to strengthen an anti-western alliance. But despite the united front, behind... more

It’s a week of big decisions: Labour’s first budget, the Tories choose their leader, and the last desperate week of... more

The future is here—or is it? Last week, Tesla’s “We, Robot” event introduced us to Optimus, Elon Musk’s AI-powered humanoid... more

The race between Trump and Harris is so tight that nobody wants to call it. But from afar, it can... more

A bonus excerpt from the new series of our science and psychology podcast, Why? In Episode One: Most of us... more

General Election 2024: Was Starmer lucky, ruthless or both? Was there any way back for the Tories after that disastrous... more

Georgia is a key battleground in the US election – and was central to Trump’s push against the 2020 result.... more

What is it like to wear a hidden camera among neo-fascist extremists? Or at a rally for far-right groups from... more

It’s the last full week before the Budget and of course the press is losing its cool over a raft... more

JD Vance says The Lord Of The Rings shaped his politics. Italy’s Georgia Meloni used to dress as a hobbit... more

As pressure to return to the office continues to grow, could we be witnessing the end of flexible working? Despite... more

Whenever there’s a crisis in America, conspiracy theories follow. The response to Hurricane Helene has highlighted the growing mainstream acceptance... more

The Conservative leadership race has taken an unexpected turn, with Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick emerging as the final two... more

After Starmer’s 100 days milestone, focus is turning to a major investment summit this week. Will he manage to keep... more

Two years after Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter takeover, the platform has become a hotbed for alt-right content. Having lost... more

All new cars sold in Britain will be electric by 2030 if we stick to Government plans. But instead of... more

Yuppies, successful and affluent young urban professionals, were a notable demographic in 1980s America. Newsweek declared 1984 the year of... more

China’s economy has been described as “unsustainable” after a model of massive growth in recent decades begins to fail. How... more

The news to look out for this week: Why did Sue Gray have to go and what will her departure... more

Starmer and his Cabinet caught hell for accepting donations of clothes, accommodation, tickets to see Taylor Swift and Arsenal, and... more

After the fall of the Soviet Union, a new Russia emerged – one that was open for business. Over the... more

The death penalty is a fixture of the American penal system – with 27 states still implementing it. Since it... more

Who ensures that dictators and oligarchs get good press? Who feeds the media fake stories that serve the ends of... more

Tory conference is upon us and the leadership candidates are trying to outdo each other with audacious comments and weird... more

What’s the feeling been like in the White House since Biden dropped out of the race? And how is Harris... more

If Donald Trump wins in November, the Republican Party will remain his plaything. But what if he loses? Can the... more

The problems with our rail network are clear to anybody who’s been on a train lately. It’s a colossal challenge... more

Donald Trump and his allies are clearly motivated by money just as much as politics. How did these chancers go... more

The small boat crisis isn’t going away. Keir Starmer says he wants to solve the problem by stopping the gangs... more

It’s Keir Starmer’s first Labour Party Conference as Prime Minister – what’s the vibe like and what should we be... more

The Lord Darzi review on the state of the NHS painted a dire picture of our healthcare system. And while... more

Carol Vorderman has made a remarkable journey from Countdown maths guru to one of the most popular and forthright political... more

The relationship between the UK and Germany survived Brexit better than many expected – but are we as close to... more

A ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel conflict still feels painfully far off. If one were to be secured – what would... more

Yesterday’s unprecedented second assassination attempt on Donald Trump will take over the election agenda this week but will it change... more

The final report into the Grenfell Tower fire was released last week. It unequivocally states that the tragedy was the... more

While America may be Britain’s most important ally, we are just one of many special relationships the US maintains worldwide.... more

After Harris and Trump’s election debate clash, do you want to know what actually mattered from their showdown? In a... more

We hear a lot about the personalities of infamous figures like Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un –... more

US presidential debates are part spectacle, part showdown, and sometimes total sh*tshow. What is it about American politics that lends... more

In a busy week ahead of conference recess, look out for a major report on the state of the NHS... more

Something is going terribly wrong with Hollywood. The movie industry is shrinking, its revenue is down and its employees are... more

Scare stories about Artificial Intelligence are everywhere – but its colossal environmental impact is startlingly underreported. How exactly does the... more

The US Republican Party used to be known as the party of law and order. Now it’s headed by a... more

Keir Starmer has promised change – but what form will it take? And could it mean the return to the... more

Summer is coming to a close, kids are returning to school, Parliament is back and there’s no shortage of problems... more

We used to think that machines would only take over manual work. Now A.I. looks capable of anything. Will work... more

With its paranoid fantasies of Donald Trump at war with a secret, Satanic US government, the QAnon conspiracy wrought terrible... more

How did the Conservatives turn 14 years of unprecedented political power into near-extinction at the ballot box? Where did it... more

The UK and Russia have long had a strained relationship – and ties have only been worsened since Putin’s invasion... more

Keir Starmer is due to snap us back to reality after the Bank Holiday with a stark speech on the... more

Kamala Harris is closer than ever to being the president of the United States. Focus has been on America this... more

Oil, and the industry around it, has a huge influence on our world. From our social existence and food systems... more

Russian state media is notoriously corrupt and rife with propaganda. So how are Russian citizens being fed information about the... more

There’s nothing like American political conventions here in the UK. When Kamala Harris accepts her party’s nomination at this week’s... more

Kamala Harris will accept the Presidential nomination at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago – but will Gaza protests... more

A trove of Project 2025 videos have been leaked, giving unique insight into what Trump appointees might want to do... more

This year marks NATO’s 75th anniversary – having survived the Cold War, 9/11 and most recently, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.... more

Online politics is drowning in memes – repurposed movie stills, videos and viral catchphrases are everywhere. From the UK General... more

The second in our ‘Foreign Affairs’ mini-series on Britain’s battered foreign relationships. Today: China is growing in industrial and military... more

Far-right riots and racist violence have traumatised Britain – but how powerful are the extremists? Where are they drawing their power... more

The fallout from rioting continues to dominate the news – how will the Government handle this? Gavin Esler joins Jacob... more

In 1914, war engulfed Europe in a conflict that killed millions and change the course of the twentieth century. Now,... more

For decades class has been a dirty word in British politics. Now Keir Starmer heads the most working class, least... more

Joe Biden won’t have a second term as president after he heeded calls to leave the 2024 race. So as... more

The country is facing its worst wave of far-right violence in the modern age –but is it just mindless thuggery... more

An occasional series on how Britain is fixing its battered foreign relationships. Today: After the combative Tory years, Keir Starmer... more