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Trump lit a long fuse by scrapping treaty

An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the uranium conversion facility just outside the city of Isfahan. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Maybe it was the fact that we were coming up to the 10th anniversary of the treaty Donald Trump destroyed that prompted him to start issuing threats to Iran again.

Congo: the tail still wags the dog

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila. PHOTO: REUTERS

"Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC," President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo said last October.

Sustaining the rule of law thanks to German vote

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, casts his vote following an extraordinary session of the outgoing lower house of parliament, the Bundestag. PHOTO: REUTERS

Last Tuesday there was a vote in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, that may have changed the course of history.

Unexpected triumph for justice but a long way from paradise

A supporter of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte holds a placard during a prayer rally in Manila. PHOTO: REUTERS

Most crimes everywhere have always gone unpunished.

Perennially impatient Trump only party seeking speedy end to war

United States President Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images

What is hard to keep in mind, with all the hype that is flying around, is that there is no particular reason for either side in the Ukraine war to want a ceasefire right now, let alone a full peace settlement.

Syria’s tragedy: who is to blame?

The aftermath of a violent clash in Latakia, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

"They kidnapped; they killed; they humiliated; they kicked people out of jobs," explained an Alawite writer living in coastal Syria.

Nato — the late, great alliance

Attending a meeting of European leaders in London are (from left) French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. PHOTO: REUTERS

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) retired to its sickbed as soon as Donald Trump won the presidential election last November.

Who needs an army? Not Myanmar

Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup. Photo: Reuters

If the people of Myanmar drive General Min Aung Hlaing and his brutal military regime from power, as they seem about to do, the first thing they should do afterwards is take a leaf from Costa Rica’s book and abolish the army.

The two different kinds of thieves

Congolese volunteers and former rebels gather at a rally to mobilise against the possible M23 rebels invasion in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. PHOTO: REUTERS

What is the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets?

Two steps forward, two steps back

The search for casualties after a rocket strike on Kyiv. PHOTO: REUTERS

In classical civilisations, there was a continuing, unresolved debate about whether history moved forward or just went around in circles: was it linear or was it cyclical?

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