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Steve Bloomfield

The Guardian

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As Trump’s time runs out, this could be his most dangerous legacy: a world divided into three

In the final two years of a US presidency, when Congress has been lost, approval ratings have sunk like a stone and their party has started to think...

24.10.2026 40

The Guardian

Steve Bloomfield

Blunder in, abandon allies and court a dictator: it’s the Trump doctrine, now playing out in Myanmar

Marco Rubio was once adamant that the US had to do everything in its power to end what he described as the “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya in...

18.10.2026 20

The Guardian

Steve Bloomfield

In three years, Israel’s war on Gaza hasn’t just changed the Middle East, it’s changed the world

There was a world before 7 October, 2023, and now there is a world after. For Gaza, for Israel, for the wider Middle East, and for everyone else too....

10.10.2026 40

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Steve Bloomfield

Trump wants control of the entire western hemisphere. Brazil might become his biggest prize

Donald Trump has enjoyed very few foreign policy victories since returning to power. From failed wars to failed peace processes, his second term in...

04.10.2026 150

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In his final UN speech, Macron may have given other leaders a valuable parting gift: the guts to stand up to Trump

On the first day of the United Nations general assembly this week, two world leaders outlined competing visions for the future. Donald Trump’s...

26.09.2026 40

The Guardian

Steve Bloomfield

In a world of wars and climate crisis, a new leader could save the UN. But would Trump allow it?

If all goes to plan, at some stage in the coming weeks 15 diplomats will emerge from a small sound-proofed room deep in the bowels of the United...

20.09.2026 30

The Guardian

Steve Bloomfield

Call it the Miliband doctrine. Let’s hope the new Israeli settlement boycott is just the start

Almost 30 years ago, the Labour titan Robin Cook announced his arrival at the Foreign Office by laying out what would become described as an...

12.09.2026 30

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Steve Bloomfield

The ICC is far from perfect – but it can hold the likes of Trump, Putin and Netanyahu to account

Barely a month appears to go by without Donald Trump making a fresh attempt to destroy the international rules-based order. The US has pulled funding...

24.07.2026 40

The Guardian

Steve Bloomfield