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Thomas Graham
The Cuban regime is under severe pressure to submit to Washington

Thu 19 Mar 2026

The Cuban regime is under severe pressure to submit to Washington
Ruth Michaelson
Iranian regime uses web blackouts and threats to stay in control

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Iranian regime uses web blackouts and threats to stay in control
Steve Bloomfield
Third world war or merely a world at war? Either way, the ‘middle powers’ must end it

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Third world war or merely a world at war? Either way, the ‘middle powers’ must end it
Ruth Michaelson
Iran’s highly enriched uranium is still AWOL

Wed 11 Feb 2026

Iran’s highly enriched uranium is still AWOL
Fred Harter
Russia and US no longer have a mutual treaty to govern their nuclear arsenals

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Russia and US no longer have a mutual treaty to govern their nuclear arsenals
Russia’s shadow war at sea

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Russia’s shadow war at sea
Fred Harter
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ envisions a new global order, with himself at the top

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ envisions a new global order, with himself at the top
Giles Whittell
Trump U-turns in Davos

Thu 22 Jan 2026

Trump U-turns in Davos
Fred Harter
The future of Nato may rest on Greenland

Wed 21 Jan 2026

The future of Nato may rest on Greenland
Isabel Coles
Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Trump promised to help Iran’s protesters. Here’s what he can actually do
Margaret MacMillan
We Canadians are struggling to comprehend the bully next door

Fri 9 Jan 2026

We Canadians are struggling to comprehend the bully next door
Fred Harter
The proposed British and French force in Ukraine is a symptom of an ailing multilateral system

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The proposed British and French force in Ukraine is a symptom of an ailing multilateral system
Xavier Greenwood
America First, everywhere

Thu 8 Jan 2026

America First, everywhere
Oliver Marsden
A ban on aid agencies in Gaza will make a severe crisis even worse

Wed 7 Jan 2026

A ban on aid agencies in Gaza will make a severe crisis even worse
Fred Harter
Cuba mourns 32 officers and fears losing Venezuela lifeline

Tue 6 Jan 2026

Cuba mourns 32 officers and fears losing Venezuela lifeline
Claire McQue
America First has never felt so ill-defined

Mon 5 Jan 2026

America First has never felt so ill-defined
My boy Gianni: Infantino and Trump

32 mins • S1, E336

My boy Gianni: Infantino and Trump
Fred Harter
Trump has raised expectations that he will attack Venezuela

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Trump has raised expectations that he will attack Venezuela
Oliver Marsden
Today’s ‘peace summit’ is a real estate convention in disguise

Mon 13 Oct 2025

Today’s ‘peace summit’ is a real estate convention in disguise
Fred Harter
The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace

Fri 10 Oct 2025

The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace
Ruth Michaelson
Trump’s peace proposal piles pressure on Hamas

Thu 2 Oct 2025

Trump’s peace proposal piles pressure on Hamas
Fred Harter
The UK, Canada and Australia recognise Palestine as an independent state

Mon 22 Sept 2025

The UK, Canada and Australia recognise Palestine as an independent state
Bernard Gray
Israel’s strike on Qatar dispels any belief that it is focused on peace

Fri 12 Sept 2025

Israel’s strike on Qatar dispels any belief that it is focused on peace
Carolina Unzelte
Venezuela has become Donald Trump’s convenient enemy

Tue 9 Sept 2025

Venezuela has become Donald Trump’s convenient enemy
Xavier Greenwood
Junta calls for elections in a country it barely controls

Wed 27 Aug 2025

Junta calls for elections in a country it barely controls
Fred Harter
Zelensky’s White House return was a victory of optics

Tue 19 Aug 2025

Zelensky’s White House return was a victory of optics
Xavier Greenwood
The special relationship persists – for better or worse

Tue 12 Aug 2025

The special relationship persists – for better or worse
Fred Harter
Thailand and Cambodia’s ceasefire is holding – for now

Wed 30 Jul 2025

Thailand and Cambodia’s ceasefire is holding – for now
Oliver Marsden
Why Israel bombed Syria

Fri 18 Jul 2025

Why Israel bombed Syria
James Kynge
The Brics bloc is struggling for relevance

Tue 8 Jul 2025

The Brics bloc is struggling for relevance
Rana Mitter
Battle for the soul of Taiwan

Thu 3 Jul 2025

Battle for the soul of Taiwan
Steve Bloomfield
Santa's hard lesson in soft power

Thu 15 May 2025

Santa's hard lesson in soft power

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