In the global chess game between the United States and China, the latter has just seized an important square. On 27 March 2021, Iran’s foreign…
In the global chess game between the United States and China, the latter has just seized an important square. On 27 March 2021, Iran’s foreign…
Maybe I am becoming cynical at my advanced age, but my fear is that modern political communisations has more to do with hand-wringing in public…
On the border between Mexico and the United States, human traffickers have adapted, with their characteristic cynicism, to the new administrative situation prevailing in Washington….
The rollout of vaccines is going well. At least, that’s what you’d say if you’re from the UK, USA or Israel. Anywhere else, and you’ve…
“It’s not fair!” That’s one of the more common complaints uttered by children. Many parents wisely refuse to get into a discussion about what is…
On Tuesday 23 March 2021, Israelis voted for the fourth time in two years in a legislative election. The only democracy in the Middle East,…
The trolley problem will be familiar to anyone who has spent lockdown watching Netflix’s excellent after-life comedy series The Good Place. Just in case you…
In the wake of the Arab Spring ten years ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan developed a neo-Ottoman strategy aimed at regaining influence over North…
Luminous was the Pope’s three-day visit to Iraq, which he completed on 8 March. It was the return to Mesopotamia of some of the light…
I’m not a republican, despite the shenanigans on television involving Meghan and Harry this week. I am unlikely ever to be. Why? Partly because the…
“Pain delivers progress.”Abhijit Naskar I was recently asked for my views on a sustainable transport policy for Hereford. Having said “I will write something for…