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Britain did not merely fail to resolve the conflict in Palestine. From the Balfour Declaration to the Mandate, mass immigration, the crushing of the Arab revolt and the chaotic withdrawal of 1948, British rule helped create the political and military conditions in which Israel emerged and the Palestinian Nakba became possible.
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Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants to force a deal. Tehran warns that retaliation could reach the Gulf’s water supplies, energy installations and American bases. An infrastructure war could spread through…
Anthropic chief Dario Amodei argues that frontier AI must slow down for safety. But his proposals could also strengthen the companies already in front,…
BRICS
As Putin, Xi and other BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi, the bloc is confronting a larger question than the creation of a new currency. India, China, Russia and Iran have very different ambitions,…
From robotic wolves and intelligent tanks to drone carriers and electromagnetic catapults, China is building a connected military designed to operate across every domain.
Nepal
The glacier collapse that unleashed a devastating flood through Tibet and Nepal has created a new danger. Debris has dammed the upper river again, and millions of cubic metres of water are accumulating above…
Europe’s 2026 drought is spreading through the continent’s physical economy. From nuclear shutdowns on the Danube to restricted shipping on the Rhine and declining…
Europe
Europe’s drought is damaging crops, draining rivers and constraining power generation just as the Iran war disrupts oil and fertiliser supplies through Hormuz. Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea escape route is under pressure too. The…
Military strength no longer rests on armies alone. Artificial intelligence, sovereign debt, industrial capacity, energy security and manufacturing have become parts of the same…