Our knowledge of the coronavirus may have increased exponentially over the last 12 months, but we have clearly learned nothing in our response to it

The EU’s response to the vaccine roll-out has been dispiriting. Massive state intervention is urgently needed to ramp up vaccine production by pharma giants

That the global health body is only starting its on-the-ground investigation now, a year after the fact, is nothing less than a dereliction of duty

While AstraZeneca is interpreting its contractual responsibilities to the detriment of the EU, the European Commission is making matters worse by banning the export of vaccines from member states

Twitter kicking Donald Trump off its platform may have been viscerally satisfying, but the decision is objectively wrong

The violent events in the US Capitol Building on Wednesday will have shocked decent ‘Middle Americans’, and many who value democracy and the institutions of the state will desert Trump

The transition phase has ended, but the work to build a new relationship between Britain and the EU is only beginning

The German chancellor is stepping down next September, having shown herself to be a calm and unifying leader during the divisive monetary chaos and a true Christian Democrat in her handling of the migrant crisis

The radical left are mobilising against the EU-Canada Free Trade Agreement (CETA) with flimsy arguments reminiscent of the radical right

The seeds of a deal are there and, with a little give and take, a deal can be done between the UK and EU. In the background, Angela Merkel’s skills at forging compromise may well be crucial

It has been a long, strange road for the authoritarian Hungarian leader. The EU now needs to stand up to him and his ilk

Janet Yellen is the first woman to be chosen for the post, but she is no stranger to blazing a trail

The removal of Dominic Cummings’ influence on the British prime minister may allow Johnson to seek to avert the disaster of a no-deal Brexit

The US and Europe need each other, and one of Joe Biden’s most crucial jobs will be to get the two trading partners back on the same side

Comment: The fact that millions have been lifted out of poverty in the US must be part of the reason for the president‘s decent showing in the election

Comment: Traditionally frugal and fiscally suspicious states had to bite the bullet to achieve a very EU compromise

Comment: Last week’s budget put the spotlight on the twin threats of Brexit and the coronavirus. No government could ever have expected to find itself in this unenviable position

Comment: Tony Holohan is not infallible, public servants should not be treated as celebrities or superheroes. By the same token, politicians are not always evil villains

The EU is right to uphold its values and, as the only adult in the room, take action over the treaty reneged on by Boris Johnson’s government

Comment: The task of running a government department is challenging enough on a good day. The idea it can be done without a team of trusted advisers is ridiculous