International

Paper travails
Covid-19 is spurring the digitisation of government

It has accelerated the adoption of online services for everything from welfare to weddings

Angst in the Aegean
A row between Turkey and Greece over gas is raising tension in the eastern Mediterranean

A plethora of countries is entangled in a string of disputes in the area

No drunken sailors
America musters the world’s biggest naval exercise

The drills come as America and China are locking horns across Asia

Facing the world, blindfolded
The dereliction of American diplomacy

Donald Trump dismisses it as the “Deep State Department”. Yet America needs it more than ever

Queer, there and everywhere
How the internet is changing the experience of coming out

Around the world, gay people are quicker to open up than before

At risk
For those affected by dementia, the pandemic has been especially grim

But new research offers some faint glimmers of hope

Class struggle
The pandemic puts a strain on elite private schools

Some will probably be forced to close. Those that remain must adapt

Wish you were here
Why governments are paying people to go on holiday

Is this the best way for taxpayers to prop up tourist hotspots?