David Lammy’s Gaza cowardice
In a letter last week, Lammy said the Foreign Office had concluded Israel’s actions were not a genocide.
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The West’s magical thinking is sinking in the Red Sea
The US and its allies cannot change reality with air strikes.
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The era of easy peace is over
With Houthi attacks, war in Gaza and Ukraine, and the return of Trump, the wider West must spend more on…
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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 Red Sea’s escalation equation
The aims of the US’s and UK’s strikes on the Houthis were limited. But what happens next?
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Why Rishi Sunak was able to bypass parliament on strikes in Yemen
Despite long-standing debate over reform, MPs have no formal power over military intervention.
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The war in Ukraine could unleash a catastrophe on the Middle East
Food and fuel prices are at their highest since 2011, when increases helped trigger the Arab Spring.
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“You know it shouldn’t exist”: Guantánamo at 20
The 39 men still held there are out of reach of the US court system.
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Why the Age of Impunity endangers us all
State and non-state actors behave as though the rules don’t apply to them, and civilians are paying the price.
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