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Forget ‘fake news’, prepare for fake peace as Trump’s Mid-East endgame looms

Posted on 11 February, 2017 by

  Power games in the Middle East are seldom about fighting terrorism or securing human rights. They’re about oil, and who controls its supply. But an endgame in the Syrian conflict may now be in sight. And that endgame is likely … Continue reading →

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A very American coup plays out, as Russian cyber experts arrested and ex-KGB chief found dead

Posted on 1 February, 2017 by

US president Donald Trump is facing legal challenges to his “extreme vetting” order, which freezes immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries and temporarily bans refugees. Elsewhere, a lesser publicised but highly significant drama is taking place. And it could undermine the … Continue reading →

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