John Kampfner is the author of Braver New World: The Countries Daring to Do Things Others Won’t.
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John Kampfner
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he prepares to leave the Élysée presidential palace in Paris on April 17, following an international summit on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's silhouette is seen with the German national flag in the background as he delivers a speech during a New Year’s reception with relatives of soldiers and police personnel serving abroad, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on January 20, 2026.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts during a conference with Baden-Wuerttemberg's State Premier in the New Castle in Stuttgart, south-western Germany, on June 19, 2024, ahead of attending the UEFA Euro 2024 football match between Germany and Hungary.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departs after speaking to the media following a meeting of the federal security cabinet over the situation in Gaza on July 28, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks past an EU flag as he arrives with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for their meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in central London, on April 24, 2025.
Microphones on long booms extend out from a circle of journalists, some writing in notebooks with as a man at center ansers questions. A gridded glass roof is seen above.
