Tim Marshall

Trumpian Peace, Pipelines, and Power Plays in the Caucuses. TRIPPing in the Zangezur Corridor.

Trumpian Peace, Pipelines, and Power Plays in the Caucuses.
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Cease! Fire! Cease! Fire! Or, alternatively for Gaza - Cease! Build!

Cease! Fire! Cease! Fire!
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Bow Before the Orange Sun King! Smarm El Sheik's Gaza Conference.

Bow Before the Orange Sun King!
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The Darien Gap. One of the world's most dangerous routes for migrants.

The Darien Gap.
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Gaza Talks. Mind the Gap. What to look for at the Sharm el-Sheik talks.

Gaza Talks. Mind the Gap.
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Show Us Your Sisu!
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SAUDI TROOPS IN GAZA? After this week's meeting with Trump at the UN - it's possible.

SAUDI TROOPS IN GAZA?
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Poland Vaults Towards 1st Place. Poland's President is in the White House, its troops are on exercise.

Poland Vaults Towards 1st Place.
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Starmer’s move to recognise Palestine overshadowed a more consequential Arab League announcement The shift in position from the 22-member Arab League could do more to keep the window open for a two-state solution than western moves on Palestinian statehood.

Starmer’s move to recognise Palestine overshadowed a more consequential Arab League announcement
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Countries across the globe are toughening their stance on migration No country’s approach is the exact same, but a more hostile environment for migrants than during previous decades is a common theme.

Countries across the globe are toughening their stance on migration
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Syria's minorities will continue to live in fear Renewed violence in Syria raises questions over President al-Sharaa’s commitment to leaving his jihadist past behind him, and the degree of control he wields over his own forces.

Syria's minorities will continue to live in fear
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The Ayatollah’s masterclass in how to back yourself into a corner The Iranian regime has severely overplayed a weak hand.

The Ayatollah’s masterclass in how to back yourself into a corner
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Israel can damage Iran’s nuclear sites but it can’t destroy them - without the US Only the US has the air capability to get into the most heavily fortified Iranian nuclear sites.

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Israel can damage Iran’s nuclear sites but it can’t destroy them - without the US Only the US has the air capability to get into the most heavily fortified Iranian nuclear sites.

Israel can damage Iran’s nuclear sites but it can’t destroy them - without the US
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Germany is no longer reluctant to be a leading military power Friedrich Merz looks as if he’s making good on his pre-election pledge to be more assertive against Russia’s aggression.

Germany is no longer reluctant to be a leading military power
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Threat of nuclear war brought India and Pakistan back from the brink The four days of fighting was the first time two nuclear powers have attacked each other with a combination of drones, air strikes, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.

Threat of nuclear war brought India and Pakistan back from the brink
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Putin will put Europe’s shared values under sustained pressure Even if a deal is forced upon Kyiv, it would be beyond careless to sigh with relief and go back to the old ways of doing things.

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The outlines of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal are emerging While most of the American pressure to make concessions is on Kyiv, the Russians don’t get it all their own way.

The outlines of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal are emerging
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It’s too soon to proclaim the death of the West The ties that bind may be fraying but they have not come apart yet.

It’s too soon to proclaim the death of the West
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Iran has been severely weakened - no wonder it's prepared to talk to the US Reaching a deal won't be easy though.

Ist round over - but here's background (paywall) Iran has been severely weakened - no wonder it's prepared to talk to the US www.reaction.life/p/iran-has-b...

Gaza’s anti-Hamas protests deserve much more attention Where are the denunciations for the recent murder of a 22-year old Gazan by Hamas, for protesting against the group?

Gaza’s anti-Hamas protests deserve much more attention
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Welcome to the Worst Wing EXCLUSIVE: Reaction has obtained highly classified material leaked from a Trump administration Signal chat. It has been reproduced here in full.

Welcome to the Worst Wing
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Trump’s geopolitical gambit to restore relations with Russia The MAGA foreign policy elite fantasises about prising Putin’s Russia away from its alliance with China, but there’s a long way to go before that could become possible.

Trump’s geopolitical gambit to restore relations with Russia
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If Putin strings Trump along, Washington has cards to play President Biden drip-fed sanctions, Trump could unleash a torrent.

If Putin strings Trump along, Washington has cards to play
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In Panama and Ukraine, Trump is getting his way Trump wants the Ukraine “problem” out of the way so that he can focus on China.

In Panama and Ukraine, Trump is getting his way
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Why a second-place AfD could be the real winner in Germany’s election A CDU-led coalition government, from which the AfD is excluded, would allow the hard-right party to portray itself as the opposition.

Why a second-place AfD could be the real winner in Germany’s election
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Me neither! Although he'd sure like cheap Russian oil to offset the tarrifs coming his way...

The perils of a “temporary peace through weakness” strategy in Ukraine European nations must raise taxes to boost defence budgets.

The perils of a “temporary peace through weakness” strategy in Ukraine
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Trump shares Roosevelt’s capacity to disrupt Many of Trump’s targets are different to his predecessor's, notably on culture, but the aims are similar: to shatter orthodoxy and impose a new order.

Trump shares Roosevelt’s capacity to disrupt
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