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The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump

As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this

We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK

New strikes hit Tehran – as it happened

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Ukraine is the biggest and most consequential of all the American betrayals

As the war enters its fifth year, it’s time for Europe to take the fight to Putin on its own terms and tell Trump to get lost, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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China is leading the charge to nuclear Armageddon – and Starmer barely noticed

The Doomsday Clock is ticking ever more loudly as arms control mechanisms fail and leaders become more reckless. The time to be alarmed is now, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The global rule of law is not collapsing – Trump is the lone problem and he can be defeated

The president’s approval ratings are plummeting and most Americans see him as an aberration. It is now up to them to curtail his despotic reign, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Iran cannot be bombed into democracy. But it can be helped to find its way there

Independent media, civil society, the rule of law – these are the things that Iranians truly need. And there are ways for the west to help secure them, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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What unites Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine? Trump’s immoral lies and Europe’s chronic weakness

The president’s inability to tell right from wrong fuels his increasingly dictatorial, illegal and erratic behaviour, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war

The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall

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Through the lens of history, Trump’s legacy will be more of a blotch than a Maga masterpiece

Take this hopeful thought into 2026: the tyrants we endure always falter, and their ‘seismic’ upheavals are usually false dawns, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it

The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses, asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Welcome to our age of impunity – where the ICC prosecuting atrocities is a rare feat

The jailing of a Sudanese militia leader is an anomaly in a world where Putin, Netanyahu and yes, Hegseth, act without fear of international law, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall

The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation

The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he considers a renegade province, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church

Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast

These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Does Trump truly care about Nigerian Christians? Of course not – he just knows faith sells

In a bid to exercise absolute power, today’s crop of authoritarian leaders is recruiting – and exploiting – believers, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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President JD Vance or Marco Rubio? We’re seeing the first signs of the battle over Trump’s succession

It’s currently a two-horse race – and the next US leader is guaranteed to be a careerist who knows nothing of statesmanship, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The war in Gaza is supposed to be over. But be warned: without truth and justice, it will never truly end

A fragile ceasefire is in place, but what’s needed is an international tribunal for resolution and reparation. That’s the only route to lasting peace, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner

Beijing has realised that reckless America First policies are alienating old and new friends alike, creating a vacuum it can fill, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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France is not alone in its crisis of political faith – belief in a democratic world is vanishing

The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Trump’s bullying of Latin America isn’t part of any plan – he doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing

The president’s threats to attack Venezuela are regressive, dangerous and almost certain to backfire, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Trump and Putin are carrying out a pincer movement on Europe’s democracies. Suddenly, it all feels a bit 1939

Forget the US president’s seeming volte-face on Ukraine this week: he and Putin fundamentally agree that European liberal democracy is the problem, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Look to Myanmar for a terrifying vision of a world where authoritarians have unfettered power

The brutality and repression there highlight the failings of a dysfunctional world order. Unless we do better, this is the future, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Trump is no ‘strongman’ when it comes to Russia or Israel. If other democracies don’t step up, anarchy awaits

Putin and Netanyahu are creating chaos in the vacuum left by a weak US president. But there are still ways to foil them, says Guardian commentator Simon Tisdall

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