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Wednesday 18/July/2018 15:50 PM

Trump’s cost to US credibility

I remember when as an American diplomat I realised my White House was no longer credible. We may be at that same point in the Trump presidency. My moment...

Wednesday 18/July/2018 15:05 PM

Let there be more than light

For the well-off in both rich and poor countries around the world, lives are enriched by plentiful access to energy that provides light, fresh food, and...

Wednesday 18/July/2018 15:04 PM

The long human-rights march

There has been a lot of bad news lately on the human-rights front. Syrian President Bashar Al Assad has resumed air strikes on his people, killing...

Tuesday 17/July/2018 15:31 PM

Putin outfoxes Trump in Helsinki

More than three decades ago, American and Russian leaders met each other in a small Nordic capital as much of the world held its collective breath. The two...

Tuesday 17/July/2018 15:23 PM

Trump’s unsettling summit game

In the end, Donald Trump’s post-summit press conference with Vladimir Putin produced fewer surprises than many feared. In contrast to the U.S....