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Democracy is in trouble. Barack Obama has become an "if only" President - he would love to fix America's finances, tighten controls on gun ownership and close Guantanamo, but disobliging Republicans...
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It is that time of the year. What single word, an old friend challenged, best describes the forces that have been shaping the world? If I am allowed only one choice, it has to be "fragmentation". Were...
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Asia takes the long view. I once sat in on a discussion in Beijing about the future of American power. The examination question set at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations asked...
View ArticleThree cheers for the flawed Iran deal
This does not feel like an epochal moment. After so much wrangling - the false starts, constant setbacks and mutual suspicion - the nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers was always likely to...
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Barack Obama's pivot to Asia has had a bad press. The moment the US president uttered the phrase, the Middle East demanded closer attention. The scepticism should ease with last week's deal on a...
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View ArticleThree cheers for the flawed Iran deal
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