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Rajan Menon

The Guardian

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The US stepped back from the precipice in Iran. But what happens next?

The US stepped back from the precipice in Iran. But what happens next?

Donald Trump styles himself as a peerless tough guy who never backs down. But he doesn’t always make good on his threats. Consider his demand that...

08.04.2026 9

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

No one can predict how the US war with Iran will unfold

Last week, during his State of the Union address on Tuesday and again on Friday, just before launching Operation Epic Fear, Donald Trump laid out his...

02.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Four years ago, the world expected Ukraine to be crushed, but it has stood firm. So what now for Putin?

Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine entered its fifth year on 24 February, with no end in sight despite Russia’s vast material superiority. Most...

25.02.2026 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

After Trump’s illegal Venezuela coup, there are two dangers: he is emboldened, but has no clue what comes next

04.01.2026 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

The EU’s deeds as much as Putin’s words will ensure the war in Ukraine continues

22.12.2025 40

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine

24.11.2025 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Trump’s peace plan is just about holding together, but may be unravelled by two unresolved issues

17.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Putin won in Anchorage. Now Zelenskyy and Europe are in an even more perilous position

17.08.2025 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Trump’s shift on Ukraine has been dramatic – but will it change the war?

22.07.2025 8

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Israel’s calculus on Syria

17.07.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

The Guardian view on Trump’s vacillating approach to Iran: a ceasefire is welcome, but the danger isn’t over

24.06.2025 9

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

The Guardian view on disability benefits: Labour’s rebels are right – these reforms will lead to misery

24.06.2025 9

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Why dreams of regime change in Iran will end in a rude awakening

24.06.2025 9

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Pete Songi on Kemi Badenoch’s selective memory – cartoon

17.06.2025 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Trump cannot avoid the question much longer – is he going to join Israel’s war or not?

17.06.2025 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Netanyahu’s gamble

14.06.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

Trump’s flattery and bullying of Putin have been equally ineffective – and it’s obvious why

27.05.2025 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Trump has tired of Netanyahu

16.05.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

Will India or Pakistan resort to the nuclear option?

08.05.2025 20

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

Vladimir Putin is winning in Riyadh

28.03.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

The Gaza breakdown

22.03.2025 20

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

The precarity of the Gaza ceasefire deal

01.03.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

The Trump-Zelenskyy slugfest was shocking. What does Ukraine do now?

01.03.2025 10

The Guardian

Rajan Menon

Donald Trump is planning ethnic cleansing in Gaza

05.02.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

Israel is still at war

27.01.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon

Gaza’s uneasy peace

16.01.2025 10

New Statesman

Rajan Menon