John Kampfner

John Kampfner is Adviser to Google on freedom of expression and culture. He is an author, broadcaster and commentator, Chair of the board of Turner Contemporary, and former Chief Executive of Index on Censorship and Editor the New Statesman

<p>Across Europe and beyond, populists like Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni will be emboldened by the 47th president’s resounding success</p>

The world’s ‘Brexit’: Trump’s friends in Europe will get more extreme

<p>Recent events have shaken Taiwan out of any lingering complacency</p>

Taiwan is counting on its silicon shield to save it from invasion

<p>Far-right groups in Germany, seen marching here in January, have been exploiting the tension surrounding Israel’s actions in the Middle East </p>

Germany’s Nazi history has left it in turmoil over how to treat Israel

<p>Prime minister Keir Starmer needs to find a way of relating to voters, to embrace a more hopeful form of politics</p>

The rise of extremism in Germany holds an important lesson for Starmer

John Kampfner: Arab Spring is a wake up call for European

John Kampfner: Arab Spring is a wake up call for European

Cycling in Bratislava: Slovakia offers a scenic backdrop for

Rush to get away before the lights go out