The new age of rivalry

To view this email as a web page, click [here.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [undefined]( The liberal triumphalism that followed the Cold War has given way to a new era of uncertainty. In this week's New Statesman, John Bew, the author of Citizen Clem, explores what the return of great power conflict means for the world. Bew argues that Donald Trump's aggressive nationalism, the rise of China and India, Russian expansionism and a febrile Middle East will require "more hard choices and risk-taking" than Britain and others have been used to in recent times. Elsewhere, with Labour riven by divisions over Haringey council, Momentum chair Jon Lansman argues that the left is ending an era of Blairite stitch-ups, while outgoing borough leader Claire Kober responds to such charges in this week's Diary. And in the latest of his series "The Lost Continent", Matthew Engel reports from Croatia, the EU's youngest member, and finds a troubled country afflicted by population flight. Also this week, Andrew Hussey examines the rifts in French society exposed by the planned republication of Céline's anti-Semitic writings, Jonathan Coe asks why film-makers are still obsessed with the story of doomed British sailor Donald Crowhurst, and Anoosh Chakelian interviews Labour's rising star Laura Pidcock. All this, plus Sarah Helm on the Palestinian refugee revolt, Helen Lewis on a new "punkish production" of Julius Caesar, and Amelia Tait on how millennials turned against JK Rowling. Enjoy and you can subscribe [here](. George [@georgeeaton]( Editor's Picks [Stephen Bush: If Jeremy Corbyn is the disease, is Jacob Rees-Mogg the cure?]( Jeremy Corbyn and Jacob Rees-Mogg aren't alike but they do share a diagnosis. [Laurie Penny on why Eat Up author Ruby Tandoh is a radical inspiration.]( Part-Delia Smith, part-Irvine Welsh; this isn't a recipe collection full of soft-focus food pornography. [Torsten Bell examines how we can solve the UK's wealth inequality problem]( A family on the average wage would have to bank every single penny for 43 years to reach the wealthiest 10 per cent. [Claire Kober's Diary: Finally exposing the rot within Momentum]( The outgoing Haringey leader on countering a social media assault from the left. [Jon Lansman: Labour's intervention in Haringey shows the era of local Blairite stitch-ups is over]( The Momentum founder gives his perspective on the change of the guard in Haringey. [www.NewStatesman.com]( [With the election of Jack Sargeant, tragedy stalks Carwyn Jones]( Roger Scully reports on the enquiries into Carl Sargeant's sacking and the election of his son, Jack. [Caroline Criado-Perez: Why I don't think the suffragettes should receive a pardon]( Law-breaking in the campaign for women's votes was not a bug. It was a feature. [podcast]( To unsubscribe click: [here](