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Published in: HomeTrump will lose. The problem is what comes nextAcross the country, people tell me they back racial equality, LGBTIQ and abortion rights, and believe in climate...
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Published in: Home: OpinionNorth Korea’s big new useless rocket – who are they trying to impress?We don’t know if it’ll fly, but it certainly makes Donald Trump look silly.
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy isn’t Donald trumpeting his foreign policy record?Afghanistan, North Korea, ISIS, Israel and the Gulf States: they’re at best partial successes, but that never...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFor Joe Biden to sway young voters, he must be held accountableYoung people have inherited a world in crisis and the former vice president bears responsibility for some of their...
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Published in: Home: OpinionShadow armies: how the West wages war but keeps its soldiers at homeISIS is enjoying a renaissance and the West is fighting back with a shadow war, free of public debate or political scrutiny.
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Published in: HomeWhat it’s like in 'the dark places': Toni Morrison, Black feminism and democracy todayLet us mark the first anniversary of Toni Morrison’s death by recognising her relevance to the world outside the US.
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow Trump is opening the way for the Taliban to take Afghanistan backTrump’s eagerness to ‘bring our boys home’ is leaving the Afghan government with little power to resist the Taliban...
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Published in: Home: OpinionUS and China are both raising the military stakes in the South China SeaJust when Trump might be looking for a diversion.
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Published in: HomeIf Trump needs a war to win in November, which enemy will he choose?He’s failed on COVID-19 and the economy is tanking. Could a military adventure in Afghanistan, Iran or North Korea...
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Published in: HomeHow the tiny coronavirus makes the world’s mightiest navy pointlessWarships are a hotbed of infection. And in the pandemic, even healthy military can do little. Will it make us...
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Published in: HomeIs US and Iranian military posturing meant to distract from COVID-19 failure?It would be crazy to start a major war in the middle of the pandemic – but don’t put anything past Trump and his...
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Published in: HomeHow Trump’s coronavirus denialism echoes South Africa’s HIV policy disasterConspiracy theories, disregard for science and grandiosity are all hallmarks of the way South Africa’s former...
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Published in: Home‘Light touch’ or boots on the ground? US warfare has failed either wayHigh-tech warfare is not defeating the US’s many enemies any better than its vast army did – and that leaves the...
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Published in: HomeViolent Islamism is gaining the upper hand in Afghanistan and AfricaMilitary responses haven’t defeated the Taliban and won’t stop ISIS, but the West refuses to address the root causes...
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Published in: HomeBomb Idlib’s civilians, win the war: what the West taught Assad and PutinThe tactics of Syrian and Russian forces are unforgiveable – but scarcely different to what the US and its allies...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhat can Bernie Sanders do for US Latinos?The presidential candidate is gaining massive ground across the United States during the primaries, partly thanks to...
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Published in: HomeThere’s one way Iran could cost Trump the electionAs the Pentagon rushes forces into the Mediterranean, Christian Zionists in the US will be pleased – but don’t...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDigital media and public opinion in Brazil after Trump 2016The Republican Trump 2016 platform forever marked the history of campaigns in the United States, and consequently in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS and Iran both need a new dealBreaking the current impasse requires an interim gesture by the US which provides Iran with the incentive it needs...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAmerica 2020: an interim report from the slough of anxietyA detailed briefing that gives pessimists and optimists alike a lot to think about.
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