Mary Dejevsky

Is Lord Mandelson being ‘lined up’ as the UK’s next ambassador in Washington? The news that the Labour party’s arch-Blairite and one-time spin-doctor extraordinaire may be in the running for what is seen as the UK’s top diplomatic job has generated an immediate and impassioned reaction, much of it hostile. Some of this is because Mandelson is viewed as

One month on from President Zelensky’s Russian incursion, Mary Dejevsky asks whether if it is a strategic game-changer as a powerful bargaining chip – or simply a defensive move to prevent a direct march on Kyiv

AfD’s surge in German state elections is proof that, 30 years after the GDR’s demise, a distinct East German vote still exists – and xenophobia is not its only distinguishing factor, says Mary Dejevsky

"Bjorn Hocke, AfD, votes in the state election in Thuringia, at a polling station in Bornhagen, Germany. AP

Ending the single occupier discount could cause more problems for the government than means-testing the winter fuel payment.

The prime minister’s trip to the White House could provide an answer to President Zelensky’s prayers to use Western-made long-range missiles, writes Mary Dejevsky

Newly released dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza is under no illusions about the dangers he faces in fighting for democracy.

The anti-immigration AfD party could see its winning streak come to a halt this weekend, when results from a single poll in the Brandenburg region will have ramifications for the entire continent and beyond, says Mary Dejevsky

The Republican vice-presidential candidate surprised his detractors with his competence and civility, writes Mary Dejevsky. But will it be enough to sway those who are repelled by his running mate?

JD Vance (left) and Tim Walz shake hands as they arrive for a CBS News vice presidential debate. AP