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Diplomacy

A new and very dangerous imperial era has begun

The US faces Trump's isolationism and protectionism, China is in economic and social peril and the Middle East is in turmoil. The tectonic plates of empire are surely shifting
Trump
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Syria War
UAE, Israel issue cautious statements over Bashar al-Assad’s ousting, other states call for stability
US Elections 2024
Why Trump’s second term marks a radical break from the neoliberal era
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Israel's war on Gaza
Trump's cabinet is a recipe for all-out Middle East war
David Hearst
US Elections 2024
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Diplomacy
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UK Politics
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Israel's war on Gaza
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Diplomacy
Turkey joins western critical minerals club amid EU-China rivalry
Israel's war on Gaza
China says US 'shielding' Israel at UN is preventing Gaza ceasefire
Israel's war on Gaza
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Diplomacy
The US, not China, is threatening the rules-based world order
Marco Carnelos
Israel's war on Gaza
Israel Diamond Exchange in crisis as exports plummet in 2024
Palestine Unity
Can new Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar achieve Palestinian unity?
Sami Al-Arian
US Elections 2024
US intelligence official suggests Iran undermining Trump in election race: Report
US Elections 2024
JD Vance could be president in four years. This is bad news for the Middle East
Marco Carnelos
Analysis
China challenges West on Gaza by offering Palestinians a new platform
Inside UAE
UAE could start tender process this year for second nuclear power plant: Report
Diplomacy
How Turkey improved stagnated ties with China
Politics
The West's false image of reality is collapsing
Marco Carnelos
Israel's war on Gaza
How Israel's disastrous response to 7 October destroyed its aura of invincibility
Human Rights
West's treatment of Assange shows it no longer cares about freedom of the press
Peter Oborne