Tag: Politics
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Syria….twelve years on
Its not easy assessing the situation in Syria, but the facts are very easy to manage if you are cynical. The idea that Aleppo, Hama and possibly Homs have fallen is a significant factor in the analysis of the war. But the question is what has happened to the Syrian army that it capitulated so…
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Is it time to get tougher with Russia….
With the end of Navalny, Russians seem to have lost the one voice that could be heard by millions who were either gasping at the audacity of his latest prank or just finding an understanding of what an extraordinary man he was. But Russia has never been short of these kind of characters until now,…
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Populism, US and Europe
This is the republication of an article that I think is necessary after the US election.
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Germany and the question of moving into the 21st Century
The rules based order is moving into an uncertain period. The ideas of liberal democracy is also under threat with the movement of the US towards the unpredictability of its presidency, but the ideas and arguments that have kept the western world above the political machinations of the authoritarians has led to states that have…
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Its all in the air now the US election is over
It is all in the air with the US elective electing Trump to the presidency. Countries in Europe, China and right across the Middle East are wondering what his presidency will bring. For Europe it is about trade, for China it is about tariffs and for the Middle East it is about stability, all arguments…
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There are options
The Arab people are seething about the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza, they want more than their autocratic governments are willing to give. But there is also a realisation that the peace treaties that were set are keeping. The idea that Jordan, Egypt, Syria or the Gulf states would willingly join the war that Iran…
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With the end of Biden comes another war….
With the end of Biden comes the realisation that he has not really got a handle on the process’ that he tried to put in place for peace in the Middle East. The idea of an all powerful US in the Middle East is taking precedence to the avenues of discussion that took place before…
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Will Biden and Starmer blink, or will Putins red line be enough
Starmer and Biden are meeting in Washington today, but the question of the war in Ukraine is just a talking point at the moment, but the deeper questions that need to be approached are dependent on whether Biden has the confidence to act on weapons that are critically needed in the Ukrainian theatre. Its not…
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Populism, US and Europe
Immigration is the catalyst to the movement towards populist arguments across the EU and the United States. The arguments concerning immigration and migration have been catapulted to the top of the agenda of the populist politician, but underneath there are also arguments of tax burdens and centralised governments. Trumps call to the electorate of lets…
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What did NATO achieve in Washington
NATO didn’t quite get there for Ukraine, but its attempts to Trump proof any agreements that Trump would make with Putin, could and would be undone by NATO’s affirmation of Ukraine as a partner. The US elections ran large over NATO’s summit in Washington and everyone was watching out for any gaffes that Biden would…
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