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Gideon Rachman

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Europe needs to toughen up and shrug off Trump’s bullying

European leaders need to reduce their dangerous dependence on a new adversarial America.

18.02.2025 10

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Gideon Rachman

Why the world’s leading democracies are in crisis

The majority of G7 governments are now so burdened with domestic political problems that they are incapable of steering their own countries, writes...

24.12.2024 4

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Gideon Rachman

Netanyahu arrest warrant is a dangerous problem for the West

Donald Trump is likely to try to destroy the International Criminal Court over the pursuit for Israel’s leaders, but this is not in anybody’s...

26.11.2024 3

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Gideon Rachman

Trump’s foreign enemies are about to get a major boost

The president-elect is threatening to gut the institutions that make America great, which can only benefit Russia and China.

19.11.2024 9

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Gideon Rachman

Trump and Harris poles apart on foreign policy

Beneath the slogans and insults, the Trump and Harris camps have fundamentally different views of how to prevent the world from sliding into conflict.

06.11.2024 3

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Gideon Rachman

Why these world leaders want Trump to win

The former president’s stress on power and indifference to democracy and human rights worries the EU. But it makes him the preferred partner of...

22.10.2024 3

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Gideon Rachman

This is the only way Iran’s regime can topple

Military intervention from Israel or the United States is unlikely to bring about the fall of the Islamic republic.

08.10.2024 6

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Gideon Rachman

Trump could be biggest winner from Middle East escalation

The former president claims the world was at peace during his mandate, that the “weakness” of the Biden administration has led to wars in Europe...

02.10.2024 1

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Gideon Rachman

Israel’s dream of a new Middle East order could become a nightmare

With its decapitation of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli government hopes that it has finally seized the initiative in the battle with its...

30.09.2024 3

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Gideon Rachman

Harris must dazzle or face defeat

The Democratic candidate badly needs a breakthrough in this week’s televised debate to restore momentum to her campaign.

10.09.2024 1

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Gideon Rachman

Why Elon Musk is much more powerful than you think

His influence is showing up from Ukraine to China, angering the United States, although he still lacks the ability to make the law.

03.09.2024 1

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Gideon Rachman

An aggressive Ukraine has crossed Washington’s red line

Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war, writes Gideon...

27.08.2024 7

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Gideon Rachman

The real danger that Trump would pose for Ukraine

Agreeing to Russia’s demand for a neutral Ukraine, as a new Republican presidency might, could leave the country at the mercy of Vladimir Putin’s...

31.07.2024 1

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Gideon Rachman

Why Trump’s perfect target is ‘woke’ Kamala Harris

The election centres on who scares voters the most. Republicans fear Kamala Harris will target white men, while Democrats say Donald Trump is a...

23.07.2024 3

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Gideon Rachman