Living standards in Afghanistan have collapsed under the Taliban
The cost of living, food security, female education and wages have all declined.
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The attack on Salman Rushdie is an attack on a global community of writers and readers
The freedom of expression and imagination that the novelist has bravely championed for so long is under renewed assault.
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The pointlessness of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip
Is the island any safer from China than it was before the US Speaker’s visit?
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The perils of autocracy
Poor policies, once adopted, are difficult to abandon, as the leaders of Russia and China are demonstrating.
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The crisis around Taiwan is only just beginning
China’s live-fire military drills around Taiwan mark the start of a critical period.
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Death of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul puts the Taliban on notice
The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri exposes tensions among Afghanistan’s rulers.
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Nancy Pelosi’s chaotic Taiwan trip is a symptom of US decline
To keep the global peace we are reliant on elderly Democratic Party politicians, befuddled by the implosion of political certainties.
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How far will China go to punish the US for Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip?
Chinese officials warned the US House Speaker not to go. They will want to show these were not empty threats.
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