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The West is Losing Its Head Over Israel
Even the Arab League has refused to recognise a State of Palestine while Hamas is still in power – a clarity lost on the compromised leaders of the West. Israel urgently needs to improve its PR, says Clive Pinder.
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Even Lib Dems Back Brexit Now
Even Lib Dems back Brexit now! A new poll for Queen Mary University of London has found that a majority of Lib Dem voters back UK independence across 16 areas of competence. Just don't call it 'Brexit', says Gully Foyle.
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The UK’s Crisis Point is Fast Approaching
Starmer's failure to achieve even the tiniest gesture towards welfare reform in the fiscally incontinent UK is a symptom of a much deeper political malaise, says Dr David McGrogan. The crisis point is fast approaching.
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The Kabuki Theatre of Trump’s Ceasefire
Trump had to appear to have imposed a ceasefire. Israel had to respond to Iran's breach. Iran had to save face. The events of the last 24 hours resemble a kabuki theatre of carefully choreographed roles, says Tilak Doshi.
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US Bombs Iran, Tehran Warns of “Everlasting Consequences”
Last night the US bombed three different nuclear sites in Iran in what is the most consequential decision of Trump's presidency to date. He has labelled the bombings a "spectacular military success”.
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Iran Threatens Energy Market Meltdown as it “Reviews” Closure of Strait of Hormuz
With Iran and Israel at war, the world's energy nerves are fraying. Central to this anxiety is the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow strip of water crucial to the world's oil industry and which Iran is threatening to close.
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Iran is Not Rational. It’s Part of the Islamist Death Cult
The West’s Cold War-era doctrine of mutually assured destruction relied on rational actors. Iran is not rational, says Clive Pinder. It is eschatological. Islamism is not a deterrable enemy. It is a theological death cult.
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Big Brother Lives Next Door
The UK claims to be part of the free West, yet we have more CCTV cameras than anywhere else in the world. Completely enamoured of surveillance, even our bloody doorbells are filming us, says Matthew Corrigan.
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The War in Ukraine Has Shattered the West’s Digital-Age Delusions
The war in Ukraine has shattered a generation of the West's digital-age delusions, say David Betz and Michael Rainsborough. The End of History did not arrive. The Return of Artillery did.
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Reflections on Empire, Papacy and States
A new Pope, a new US-UK trade deal, a new accord between China and Russia. Professor James Alexander takes the long view and sees how the accidents of 2000 years of Western history are playing out in 2025.
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