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5 days ago

Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned | Simon Tisdall

The US constitution protects incompetence. But don’t underestimate the self-destructive power of the president’s own hubris

Tyrants come to a sticky end, or so history suggests. Richard III and Coriol…

34 days ago

Britain has been paying a high price for Uncle Sam’s craziness. It’s time to turn to Europe | Simon Tisdall | Simon Tisdall

In his final column, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator says America under Trump is not the first time it has caused trouble for allies

America spells trouble for Britain. That’s undoubtedly t…

40 days ago

Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age | Simon Tisdall

His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated the worst aspects of the British empire

Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a tawdry, threadbare affair. The emper…

45 days ago

Netanyahu will never accept peace. Where will his perpetual war lead next? | Simon Tisdall

Israel, backed by a capricious Donald Trump, never intended to honour the ceasefire. These airstrikes mark a dire new phase in the conflict

The first and last rule of Benjamin Netanyahu’s doctrine of …

48 days ago

The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife | Simon Tisdall

After just a few weeks in the White House, the self-appointed peace-giver has stoked war, accelerated the nuclear arms race and alienated US allies

If Robert K Merton, the founding father of American …

55 days ago

Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag | Simon Tisdall

The strange warmth between the leaders has sent a chill globally at the prospect of a troika of authoritarian states

Donald Trump’s sinister affinity for Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has long b…

60 days ago

Trump has utterly changed the rules of engagement. World leaders must learn this – and quickly | Simon Tisdall

The world’s most admired democracy is being held hostage by a clique of far-right thugs. It would be a mistake to placate them

It’s not only about Donald Trump. It’s not just about saving Ukraine, or …

61 days ago

With Nato adrift and Brussels snubbed, is the UK key to Europe’s response to Trump? | Simon Tisdall

In a fast-moving crisis, the EU hasn’t been nimble enough. The onus must fall on ‘coalitions of the willing’ to stop a US-Putin carve-up

At moments of great crisis, national leaders and governments ge…

62 days ago

With Nato adrift and Brussels snubbed, is the UK key to Europe’s response to Trump?| Simon Tisdall

In a fast-moving crisis, the EU hasn’t been nimble enough. The onus must fall on ‘coalitions of the willing’ to stop a US-Putin carve-up

At moments of great crisis, national leaders and governments ge…

69 days ago

From saviour to Judas… How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country | Simon Tisdall

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own course

How do I betray thee? Let me count the ways… Apologie…

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