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China-US trade wars are an eerie Charybdis of despair
The pace of China’s unprecedented economic growth has allowed the Chinese to broaden their horizons in regional and international affairs, much to the annoyance of its great western rival the US, but they are still under criticism for ‘unfair’ trade regulations. What gives?
By Mohammad I. Aslam | Notebook, Opinion, iPolitics | Tuesday, 12 June 2012 at 4:40 am
Syria: Why is the world just watching?
We are sitting around watching the Syrian crisis, while evil is allowed to flourish. Dr. Sima Barmania tells us why this is unacceptable, and has a conversation with one of Assad’s old teachers, Dr. Mousa Al Kurdi.
By Dr Sima Barmania | Notebook, Opinion, iPolitics | Friday, 8 June 2012 at 5:56 pm
Obama’s Drone Wars strain the liberal principles he espoused in 2008
Clara Cullen thinks Obama’s drone strategy is a betrayal of all who supported him. In turn, the silence of all those who voted for “hope” and “change” is worrying; it suggests that the US liberal electorate would rather support Obama, who they perceive as a lesser political evil than his Republican adversaries, than actually questioning the political hypocrisy his foreign policy entails.
By Clara Cullen | Notebook, Opinion, iPolitics | Friday, 8 June 2012 at 3:57 am
When will US Republicans realise gay marriage is their natural bedfellow?
Clara Cullen argues that giving government the constitutional power to define what, or more importantly what does not constitute a marriage infringes upon traditional small government values at the heart of US Republican ideology. If they continue to insist on staunchly adhering to socially conservative values, she argues, they will become increasingly out of touch electorally.
By Clara Cullen | Notebook, Opinion, iPolitics | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 2:00 pm
Is Obama’s support for gay marriage a political ploy or a moral choice?
The declaration of support for gay marriage, recently articulated by President Obama, gratified some, astonished others, and drew both great praise and great condemnation. Was this a President demonstrating the moral courage to do what he believed right, or was it a political ploy driven by electoral expediency?
By Leighton Vaughan Williams | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 11:17 am
With Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum gone, who will Romney turn to for his running mate?
Mitt Romney has basically won the Republican nomination to stand against US President Barack Obama in November. His next hurdle? His running mate ‘Veepstakes’.
By Leighton Vaughan Williams | Notebook | Wednesday, 2 May 2012 at 2:00 pm
Just how good is Clint Dempsey?
Yesterday the USA travelled to Genoa and beat Italy 1-0. It was the first time Team USA had beaten the four time World Cup winners. The goal scorer was Clint Dempsey.
By Simon Rice | Sport | Thursday, 1 March 2012 at 7:30 pm
Barack Obama’s “unbreakable bond” with Israel
Barack Obama has taken pandering to the Israeli lobby to shameful new levels. In a frankly shocking video, even by US standards, in what I can only describe as one the most cynical pieces of electioneering I have witnessed in my lifetime, Obama’s team has released a video re-affirming the USA’s special relationship with Zionism, and their unwavering commitment to supporting a state which draws legitimate comparisons to South Africa under apartheid.
By Richard Sudan | Notebook | Thursday, 26 January 2012 at 12:01 am
Why Ron Paul is dangerous – and why he’s not
For followers of US politics, Ron Paul, a 71-year-old congressman from Texas, is a strange figure. He’s running for president, a member of the Republican Party of long standing, yet he’s a man apart from the rest of the field, a near-pariah in much of the media, considered a non-entity by many and a kook by others. And despite all this, he has finished second in both of the Republican presidential primaries so far, rising quietly to crush establishment favourites like Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry.
By Tom Mendelsohn | The Foreign Desk | Wednesday, 11 January 2012 at 1:21 pm
These Republican primaries are a sideshow – and so is the presidential election
While we’re all going doolally over which malignant Republican replicant is the least tragically flawed – a process which will be stretched over the course of six glorious months – the culture wars are still being fought just under the radar.
By Tom Mendelsohn | The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 5 January 2012 at 11:39 am
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