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Hello, The New Statesman's latest issue explores how in the face of the war in Ukraine, rather than showing leadership, Germany has floundered – as the stalled decision on sending Kyiv battle tanks proves. Oleksiy Danilov, Ukraine's national security adviser, tells New Statesman contributor Bruno Maçães in an in-depth interview that "weak people always come up with excuses in order not to act". Our columnist Wolfgang Münchau, meanwhile, writes that Germany "has a long history of fence-sitting in international conflicts… This is not just a political preference. It is a business model." Elsewhere, the New Statesman's Anna Leszkiewicz explores how the photographer Nan Goldin has merged steely activism and intimate art, Rachel Cunliffe writes on the true extent of Tory sleaze, and Rory Scothorne reflects on the New Left thinker Tom Nairn, who has died aged 90, and how he understood the appeal of British identity even as he analysed the inevitability of British decline.       Oleksiy Danilov: "Weak people always come up with excuses not to act" As Berlin stalled on sending tanks to Kyiv, the New Statesman's Bruno Maçães sat down with Ukraine's national security adviser for a wide-ranging interview on Germany's betrayal, the coming Russian onslaught and why the West is scared.       Germany is isolated once more – and no one now trusts Olaf Scholz For Europe, writes columnist Wolfgang Münchau, the German chancellor's first year in office has been a series of broken promises and fractured relationships, as allies do not know whether he follows a hidden agenda or is simply weak and inconsistent.       "This is the kind of activity that goes on among the bereaved, I discovered: the passing of books, poems, lines." Is there a correct way to mourn? After Johanna Thomas-Corr's mother died at 73, the writer and editor scoured the literature of grief in search of a language of loss – and for answers.       The unbreakable spirit of Andy Murray After watching Andy Murray at the Australian Open, where his epic second-round match on 19 January lasted nearly six hours and finished at 4.05am, the New Statesman's editor-in-chief, Jason Cowley, reflected on how the Scottish tennis player has achieved a late-career grandeur and nobility.       The myth of America's love affair with guns In the new book Bloodbath Nation Paul Auster says fixing the firearms crisis in the US requires deep cultural change. What it really needs, writes professor and author Sarah Churchwell, is political leadership.   Update your preferences © New Statesman Media Group 2023 All rights reserved Unsubscribe