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Cyprus, Iran and the long 20th century

A war is being fought around an island-colony we half-remember

Does Your Party still matter?

Jeremy Corbyn sets out why his movement can still be a force in British politics

The rise, and folly, of Britain's online pastors

The cast of clerical characters supporting Tommy Robinson is predictably bizarre

Christopher Marlowe’s stage fright

Stephen Greenblatt’s attempt to reconstruct the playwright’s story is brilliant – but Marlowe the man remains a mystery

Cillian Murphy’s Steve captures fragility, guilt and compassion

This tense, 24-hour boarding-school drama is anchored by the actor’s commanding performance

Only Emily Thornberry can save Keir Starmer from himself

Articulate, charismatic and funny, she is Labour’s answer to Nigel Farage.

Don’t tell Emmanuel Macron – but he’s a normal politician now

The president’s ambitions were Jupiterian. Now they lie in ashes.

Greta Thunberg knows what she’s doing

The world’s best-known campaigner has never hidden who she is or what she believes in.

Miatta Fahnbulleh: "I'm the minister for energy consumers and I've got one job"

Clean power and lower prices go hand in hand, insists the minister for consumers.

Mark Carney is riding the anti-Trump wave

The new Canadian prime minister has something his Liberal predecessors didn’t: good luck.

?Adolescence” isn’t shocking

There is nothing fictional about the Netflix series – it simply depicts the world women have to live in.

Munch the social animal

The painter’s portraits reveal less a tortured loner than a man who thrived in company.

Will Heathrow expansion fly us out of the low-growth trap?

The third runway saga continues. But is there a way to reconcile more aviation with the race to net zero?

When Christmas and Chanukah collide

A blue bauble with a sparkling menorah marks the first time we attempted to blend the festivals.

Sarah Jessica Parker is the perfect Booker Prize judge

As an extension of Carrie Bradshaw, she straddles the middle and high brow.

Morgan McSweeney – the permanent insurgent

As No 10 chief of staff, the Irishman faces his greatest challenge yet.

Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak

The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of 13 years of government complacency.

What it means to be German

Frank Trentmann’s history reveals how modern Germany found a new moral purpose after the horrors of Nazism.