Tag: Conflict
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NATO warning as Turkey represses liberties
Turkey’s president is taking radical steps to silence his opponents. Members of NATO are growing concerned. Should this alliance of democracies throw out an increasingly authoritarian state?
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Dilemma for Clinton as split party anoints her
Hillary Clinton’s radical rival offered her his support at the Democratic party’s convention last night. But some of his fans have vowed not to vote for her. Should she try to win them over?
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Five reasons to be cheerful this summer
Summer is here. Upheaval and tragedy may have dominated the news this year. But we should not forget that the human race has also made some important strides: solid reason for good cheer.
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Britain to spend billions on nuclear weapons
Parliament has voted to keep its nuclear deterrent for 32 years, at an estimated cost of £205 billion. With luck, it will never be used. But should we trust weapons like this to keep us safe?
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Turkish president vows revenge on plotters
Thousands have been brutally seized in Turkey after an attempted military uprising. Some now fear that the coup will allow President Erdogan to crack down on democracy for good.
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Bastille Day horror: France bitterly divided
The recent Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan terrorist attacks in France both united the country. The massacre in Nice has done the opposite this weekend. Politics has rarely been more rancorous. Why?
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Human nature tested as 23 people ‘start again’
Eden has been dubbed ‘the most extreme reality TV show yet’. Contestants will spend a year starting a new society from scratch. Are they doomed to fail — or is human...
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‘All overseas invasions should be banned!'
Some experts have seized on this week’s withering Chilcot report to criticise the policy of ‘regime change’ which started it. Should we resolve never to invade another country again?
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Blair in the dock after damning Iraq report
An explosive report into the 2003 Iraq war finds that Tony Blair exaggerated evidence, committed the UK to fight before necessary and failed to plan for the aftermath. Should he be punished?
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Russia accused: state-run doping and thuggery
It is the largest country on earth with the second most powerful military and the 12th biggest economy, rife with cheating athletes and vicious hooligans. What’s to be done about Russia?
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Austria votes: the centre cannot hold
As the last votes were counted yesterday it became clear that Austria had nearly elected Europe’s first far-right head of state. Throughout the continent, political extremism is on the rise…
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Ukraine wins Europe’s ‘Hunger Games of music’
The theme of Eurovision 2016 was ‘Come Together’. But its winning song about Crimean oppression was a highly controversial dig at Russia. Is a song contest the right place for politics?
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Apocalyptic rhetoric as EU campaign resumes
David Cameron says leaving could bring war. Iain Duncan Smith says Germany controls the prime minister’s decisions. Is the UK’s EU referendum campaign descending into an unseemly frenzy?
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‘Tsar Vladimir’ launches a new cold war
While the world is distracted by Syria and the US election, Vladimir Putin has been quietly tightening his grip on world power. Some are now comparing him to Russia’s first great tsar.
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Two years on: Anger at video of Nigerian girls
A horrific mass kidnapping in 2014 led to the cry ‘bring back our girls’. But now, a new video has reminded the world of its failure. Is the international community powerless, or just weak?