Tag: Communism
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NATO alliance is brain dead, says Macron
Is NATO obsolete? President Macron of France has described it as “brain dead”, stressing what he sees as waning commitment to the transatlantic alliance by its main guarantor, the USA.
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Humpback whale ‘swallows’ sea lion whole
Is nature competitive or co-operative? A rare image of a sea lion flailing in the jaws of a humpback whale is not what it appears to be — challenging our ideas about survival of the fittest.
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Humiliation for Johnson as MPs take control
Does defeat create an opportunity for the PM? The theory goes that he always wanted to be forced into a snap election, even if made to delay Brexit. Enemies warn he is playing with fire.
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World condemns Putin over spy poisoning
Are we at war with Russia without realising it? Yesterday, the UN Security Council said March’s Salisbury spy poisoning was “almost certainly” approved by the Russian government.
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The Czech protests that still hurt 50 years on
Can heroic defeats teach us more than victories? It is 50 years since the Soviet Union crushed Czechoslovakia’s dreams of liberation. What lessons can we learn from this tragic tale?
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Eight signals that gave away the true story
Were the optics of the meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un more important than the words and the agreements? Here are eight details that tell us about the leaders’ true mindsets.
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The World Cup’s big match: politics v sport
Is it true that politics and sport don’t mix? The world’s biggest ever sporting event will launch on Thursday to bitter accusations against Russia, the next host, Qatar, and the organisers,...
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Football meets politics at Russia’s World Cup
Could the World Cup bring Russia back in from the cold? The tournament starts in just over two weeks’ time. Some expect a turning point for relations with the West; others are more sceptical…
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The moment peace got one step closer in Korea
Could two Koreas become one? The leaders of the North and the South met for a historic summit on Friday. Soon, the Korean War will officially be over. “Reunification” is on everyone’s lips.
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The world’s most advanced surveillance state
Will our governments soon know everything about us? In China, facial recognition is driving the government’s social credit system to rate the trustworthiness of its 1.4 billion citizens.
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‘Comrade Corbyn’ and the communist spies
Is it morally repellent to defend communism? Newly published secret records show that Jeremy Corbyn may have been a paid informant for the Czech communist government in the 1980s.
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2017 in review: the menace of North Korea
Is North Korea the gravest threat to world peace since the second world war? The country has dominated the headlines in 2017. And now it appears it is experimenting with biological weapons…
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World Cup opens up world’s biggest country
Is Russia going to be the world’s next travel trend? Today the draw for the 2018 World Cup is made in Moscow. And some are predicting a new craze for vodka, ice, bears and Dostoyevsky…
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Now North Korea can nuke any city in the USA
So does this mean — surprisingly — that the world is safer? The rogue nation’s most advanced missile means that the prospect of war really is unthinkable, or so some experts are saying.
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The odd couple that might (just) hit it off
Could Donald Trump and Xi Jinping strike up a special relationship? President Trump begins his first state visit to China today, and tough talks on trade and North Korea are expected.