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How to win peace in the Middle East
After the bombs should come a plan to reset the region
At a tricky NATO summit, a Trumpian meltdown is averted
America’s allies have pledged to spend a lot more, but details are thin
How strongmen mastered the art of dividing Europe
Soft-power Europe is often bested by hard-nosed autocrats
India gets no favours from Trump
Efforts to strike a trade “mini-deal” are dragging on
A surprise East Asian love-in
Donald Trump has given two neighbours more reasons to get along
Where will the Iran-Israel war end?
In a worse place if Donald Trump rushes in
War in Ukraine
Ukraine is inching towards robot-on-robot fighting
It is ahead of Russia, for now
China has become the most important enabler of Russia’s war machine
It has crossed the line into providing lethal aid
Vladimir Putin unleashes a summer offensive against Ukraine
His killing machine has been told to deliver a glorious victory at any cost
Vladimir Putin’s sickening statistic: 1m Russian casualties in Ukraine
His regime uses payouts to salve Russian families’ grief
War in the Middle East
Israel’s war with Iran is over
But its impact is uncertain
How much did America’s bombs damage Iran’s nuclear programme?
Assessments vary wildly and it is impossible to know for sure
As all eyes are on Iran, the horror in Gaza persists
Where people once died in air strikes, now they are dying as they try to find food
The alluring fantasy of a quick win in Iran
Murky intelligence suggests containing the regime requires years of American muscle
The Telegram
Feckless Europe accepts Trump’s Lone Ranger diplomacy
It is meekly welcoming the new sheriff’s vigilante justice
In Trumpworld, toppling rulers is taboo
Donald Trump prefers deals to regime change
Taiwan thinks the unthinkable: resisting China without America
Its plan was to hold off a Chinese attack until America turned up. What now?
To earn American help, allies are told to elect nationalists
MAGA-world flirts with forces that once tore Europe apart
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International
The 19th century is a terrible guide to modern statecraft
A world carved up between Presidents Trump, Xi and Putin would be unstable and unsafe
The Americas
Inside the secret military dialogue between Britain and Argentina
A deal would counter China and please America. It requires deft diplomacy on the Falklands
International
Putin’s radioactive chokehold on the world
The Kremlin dominates the cross-border business of nuclear fuel and technology
Europe
How strongmen mastered the art of dividing Europe
Soft-power Europe is often bested by hard-nosed autocrats
Europe
At a tricky NATO summit, a Trumpian meltdown is averted
America’s allies have pledged to spend a lot more, but details are thin
Middle East & Africa
The alluring fantasy of a quick win in Iran
Murky intelligence suggests containing the regime requires years of American muscle
International
Feckless Europe accepts Trump’s Lone Ranger diplomacy
It is meekly welcoming the new sheriff’s vigilante justice
China
China has become the most important enabler of Russia’s war machine
It has crossed the line into providing lethal aid
Middle East & Africa
China is trying to win over Africa in the global trade war
As America slaps tariffs on African goods, it is offering zero duties