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Trump: the least bad outcome
I would rather eat worms than write about the current hullabaloo on the American right over the conspiracy theories about paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his various pals and accomplices.
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China’s pleasant climate surprise
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China’s pleasant climate surprise
Start with China, the world’s biggest emitter by far of greenhouse gases: 27% of the entire world’s emissions, and more than twice that of the second-biggest emitter, the United States.
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Long live the dear old Dalai Lama
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Long live the dear old Dalai Lama
The whole business of succession would be a lot simpler if the Dalai Lama could just regenerate, like Doctor Who.
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Longer the power, stupider the man
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Longer the power, stupider the man
Leading an entire country for a few years is a steep learning curve, but it’s useful experience.
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Has the US started its next ‘forever war’?
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Has the US started its next ‘forever war’?
He didn’t take two weeks to make up his mind whether or not to bomb Iran; only two days.
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Be careful what you wish for, Netanyahu
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Be careful what you wish for, Netanyahu
Israel's war with Iran is definitely the war that Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu has wanted all along, but he may have bitten off more than he can chew.
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War worries keep Europe on alert
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War worries keep Europe on alert
"There is a clear, present risk, particularly as Vladimir Putin does see himself as being at war with the West."
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Our last hope — geoengineering?
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Our last hope — geoengineering?
This is the second anniversary of the arrival of the emergency but practically nobody is mentioning it.
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World closing down — when it reopens is anyone’s guess
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World closing down — when it reopens is anyone’s guess
Straws in the wind: recently I ran across a post by the chief executive of a nationwide professional association in Canada.
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Having to change course, and not leaving
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Having to change course, and not leaving
A zombie dream has taken over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, or at least the extreme right part of it, which is the tail that wags the rest.
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Can Ukraine survive Trump’s input?
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Can Ukraine survive Trump’s input?
We are getting very close to the point where Donald Trump realises that his dear friend Vladimir Putin has been playing him for a fool.
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How many Nato bottles left sitting on the wall?
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How many Nato bottles left sitting on the wall?
General The Right Honourable The Lord Ismay, KG GCB etc, the first secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, was probably holding a glass of port after an excellent dinner when he growled his famous remark.
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Afrikaner ‘refugees’ just pure theatre
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Afrikaner ‘refugees’ just pure theatre
As my flight landed in South Africa on Sunday, I looked in vain for the plane that was due to take off with the first 49 white, Afrikaans-speaking "refugees".
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Sky’s the limit with Trump’s support
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Sky’s the limit with Trump’s support
Israel may or may not have God on its side (opinions vary), but it certainly has the United States government on its side, and that seems to be enough.
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The puzzle of a revered pope’s history
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The puzzle of a revered pope’s history
Not being a believer myself, I take only a limited interest in the doings of priests, imams and rabbis, but I did stumble into a situation involving the late Pope Francis at a crucial point in his...
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Galloping away from The Donald
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Galloping away from The Donald
The dictionary defines a horse whisperer as "someone who is skilled at training horses using gentle, non-violent methods based on understanding horse behaviour and psychology."
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Trump tariff window of opportunity
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Trump tariff window of opportunity
Not only did Trump blink first, but he blinked at exactly the right time.
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Trump’s smashed system and the workarounds
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Trump’s smashed system and the workarounds
In 10 whirlwind weeks Donald Trump had already smashed the international system of rules and alliances that more or less kept the peace for the past 80 years.
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The third wave looms, with no deterrence in sight
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The third wave looms, with no deterrence in sight
The "third wave" of nuclear weapons countries is beginning, and it will be at least as dangerous as the previous waves.
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A vainglorious,19th-century land-grab
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A vainglorious,19th-century land-grab
‘‘We need to wake up from a failed, 40-year consensus that said we could ignore the encroachment of powerful countries as they expand their ambitions,” US Vice-President JD Vance said.