Diplomacy, international institutions and conflicts come with grand statements and very practical consequences. Our international satire examines the decisions of governments and powerful institutions, including America’s role abroad. We follow the money, the leverage and the distance between a diplomatic promise and what happens next.
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Original political satire and commentary · 104 articles
Britain is seeking a way through proposed EU purchasing and subsidy rules. A possible trusted-partner arrangement could depend on matching tariffs on China. Geography has encountered the terms and conditions.
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France has offered class-size limits, renovation loans and admissions changes. The €5 billion package will be offset by other spending cuts, leaving public services to wonder which of them gets to finance the good news.
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England and Wales may finally get a free way to see who owns major landholdings. Apparently the countryside can be public scenery without its ownership becoming public information.
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Sweden’s opposition parties agree on a prime minister. The rest of the government remains a group project.
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The Norwegian population has been assigned collective responsibility for an empty trophy shelf.
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