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David Hastings Dunn

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Two meetings and a funeral: diplomacy on the sidelines of Lindsey Graham’s memorial service

Volodymyr Zelensky and Benjamin Netanyahu took the opportunity of Graham’s funeral to meet with Donald Trump.

30.07.2026 10

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David Hastings Dunn

US foreign policy has taken a radical turn in Trump’s first year back in office

Donald Trump seems intent on destroying many of the tenets of traditional US foreign policy.

27.01.2026 10

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Egypt peace summit showed that Donald Trump’s Gaza deal is more showbiz extravaganza than the ‘dawn of a new Middle East’

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and the other world leaders were there as bit players to Trump’s leading man.

14.10.2025 10

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David Hastings Dunn

Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK: the pageantry, politics and pitfalls

State visits are usually tightly controlled to give the maximum benefit to both countries. But the US president is notoriously unpredictable.

15.09.2025 10

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David Hastings Dunn

How Russia emerged as the clear winner from the Alaska summit

Alaska summit delivered Putin a victory through a combination of poor US planning and skilful Russian statecraft.

18.08.2025 10

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What Trump’s decision to send more weapons to Ukraine will mean for the war

Why the Russian stock market went up after the new US policy was announced.

15.07.2025 10

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David Hastings Dunn

US attack on Iran lacks legal justification and could lead to more nuclear proliferation

After being attacked by both Israel and the US, Iran is likely to feel that it has no option to redouble its efforts to develop its own nuclear...

24.06.2025 20

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David Hastings Dunn