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Why the world’s leading democracies are in crisis

The majority of G7 governments are now so burdened with domestic political problems that they are incapable of steering their own countries, writes...

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Netanyahu arrest warrant is a dangerous problem for the West

Donald Trump is likely to try to destroy the International Criminal Court over the pursuit for Israel’s leaders, but this is not in anybody’s...

26.11.2024 10

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Trump’s foreign enemies are about to get a major boost

The president-elect is threatening to gut the institutions that make America great, which can only benefit Russia and China.

19.11.2024 20

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Trump and Harris poles apart on foreign policy

Beneath the slogans and insults, the Trump and Harris camps have fundamentally different views of how to prevent the world from sliding into conflict.

06.11.2024 10

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Why these world leaders want Trump to win

The former president’s stress on power and indifference to democracy and human rights worries the EU. But it makes him the preferred partner of...

22.10.2024 8

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This is the only way Iran’s regime can topple

Military intervention from Israel or the United States is unlikely to bring about the fall of the Islamic republic.

08.10.2024 9

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Trump could be biggest winner from Middle East escalation

The former president claims the world was at peace during his mandate, that the “weakness” of the Biden administration has led to wars in Europe...

02.10.2024 10

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Israel’s dream of a new Middle East order could become a nightmare

With its decapitation of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli government hopes that it has finally seized the initiative in the battle with its regional...

30.09.2024 10

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Harris must dazzle or face defeat

The Democratic candidate badly needs a breakthrough in this week’s televised debate to restore momentum to her campaign.

10.09.2024 10

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Why Elon Musk is much more powerful than you think

His influence is showing up from Ukraine to China, angering the United States, although he still lacks the ability to make the law.

03.09.2024 7

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An aggressive Ukraine has crossed Washington’s red line

Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war, writes Gideon...

27.08.2024 10

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The real danger that Trump would pose for Ukraine

Agreeing to Russia’s demand for a neutral Ukraine, as a new Republican presidency might, could leave the country at the mercy of Vladimir Putin’s...

31.07.2024 7

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Why Trump’s perfect target is ‘woke’ Kamala Harris

The election centres on who scares voters the most. Republicans fear Kamala Harris will target white men, while Democrats say Donald Trump is a...

23.07.2024 10

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The 2024 presidential election is not over yet

Millions of “never Trump” voters are unlikely to become “yes Trumpers”, however appalled they are by the vile attempted murder.

16.07.2024 10

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Europe now leaderless as global threats rise

President Emmanuel Macron’s authority in Europe has shrunk after chaotic national elections, while the UK’s influence has been hobbled by Brexit.

09.07.2024 10

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Liberals panic worldwide as Trump, Le Pen rise

Liberals are in for a long struggle as nationalist populism surges in the US and Europe, writes Gideon Rachman.

02.07.2024 8

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Unstable France could trigger the next euro crisis

Runaway budget deficits and a confrontation with Brussels and Berlin is a formula for trouble.

25.06.2024 10

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Why Putin’s nuclear weapons threats are a flop

The western alliance is intensifying its support for Ukraine in a way that was unthinkable at the beginning of the war.

04.06.2024 20

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America is undermining global rules not defending them

Washington should dial down its claim to be protecting an international order that is clearly in decline, and instead talk up its defence of the free...

28.05.2024 30

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Arrest warrants huge blow for Israel and massive gamble by ICC

The question of how the US president responds to this, along with Congress, now becomes critical.

21.05.2024 20

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Cashed-up Ukraine is the front line of a bigger, looming conflict

America and its allies see Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as an axis of adversaries.

22.04.2024 10

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The risks to Biden of Israel going rogue against Iran

The problem is that ‘ironclad’ support can be read as a blank cheque to Israel to take whatever military action it sees fit — confident that,...

16.04.2024 8

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Putin waiting for Washington to collapse if Trump wins

The Russian leader sees an opportunity to re-establish a sphere of influence in Europe if Donald Trump is re-elected US president.

02.04.2024 8

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Biden must show Netanyahu who’s in charge

The US president must apply far more pressure on Israel’s prime minister to pull back on his military attacks in Gaza that have left thousands of...

19.03.2024 20

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Putin’s global fan club is only getting stronger

Admirers of the Russian leader may soon lead the world’s largest democracies of India and the US, after Indonesia also elected a Putin fan this...

20.02.2024 20

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Taiwan can still avoid Ukraine’s chilling fate

The obstacles to a successful Chinese invasion of the island nation following presidential elections on the weekend remain formidable.

16.01.2024 10

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America has seen it all – another Trump term won’t destroy it

I believe in America enough to think that it would take more than another term of Trump as president to destroy American democracy.

09.01.2024 40

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Ukraine and its backers need a credible path to victory

The country no longer has a convincing theory of victory. Unless they can come up with one, Western support for Ukraine will continue to waver.

19.12.2023 30

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Got a better idea than the two-state solution? Speak up

There may be no way of dealing with the immediate disaster in Gaza without an agreement, at least on paper, on a long-term political fix.

12.12.2023 7

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Biden’s desperate battle to halt global conflict

Political division and turmoil at home are undermining US leadership overseas.

05.12.2023 8

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