The failures of Joe Biden’s foreign policy
In the Middle East, the US has once again confused military might with strategic vision.
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How Israel’s war spread to the Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthis are allies of Iran but not proxies. They believe they are carrying out the will of God.
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The new world disorder
A new binary of opposing powers has emerged, with the forces of chaos ranged against the West.
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When is an empire not an empire?
World powers are struggling to work out what their authority means.
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The West’s dominance is a dangerous delusion
Hubris and ignorance might prove decisive in its proxy wars in Ukraine and Israel, and in its economic contest with…
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Jake Sullivan can’t save the world
President Biden’s foreign policy chief is being overpowered by forces beyond his control.
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Oil’s five decades as ruler of the world
The political scientist Randall Hansen argues that the 1973 Opec embargo changed economies for ever and fuelled mass migration.
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Antony Blinken and the limits of American diplomacy
The US risks being drawn into a Middle East war it does not want to fight.
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