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The Latest Articles by Simon Tisdall

From saviour to Judas… How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own course

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself – so is Macron’s nuclear offer the answer?

Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But it’s an idea whose time has come, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025

Donald Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Vladimir Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies

The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025

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Syria’s revolution hangs in the balance. The west must lift sanctions now

Competing interests and rivalries between regional powers threaten hopes of change after the fall of Bashar al-Assad

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Trump’s Gaza power-trip tells us this: he is just another coward denying the need for a Palestinian state

Benjamin Netanyahu called it ‘groundbreaking’ thinking but it isn’t. It is idiocy that will make a bad situation worse, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores

While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many other conflicts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025

Donald Trump will huff and he’ll puff, but if Europe’s leaders rise to its defence, their house will stand

The EU is facing a torrid year ahead from enemies both within and without. But it is still far from a lost cause

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

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The Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal hangs by a thread. This is what must happen for peace to last

Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas both have reasons to collapse the agreement. Honest brokers must do all they can to keep it alive, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025

Who will tame Donald Trump this time? Roll up, roll up, for the White House travelling circus

On the eve of his return, it’s clear that world leaders, whether they like him or loathe him, can’t ignore this unpredictable showman

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025

This Gaza ceasefire deal is tainted by Trump, Netanyahu and their disregard for peace

From these beginnings must come a just and lasting settlement for Palestinians and Israelis alike – and a reckoning, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator, Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

Joe Biden got plenty right at home, but on the world stage he let himself be taken for a fool

In another era, the outgoing president would have made a great cold war leader. Instead, his tenure was dogged by errors, naivety and overcaution

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025

Cocksure Kim Jong-un is raising the nuclear stakes. Is it time for South Korea to follow suit?

Under Donald Trump, the US may become an unreliable ally. The case is getting stronger for Seoul to build its own deterrent

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025

From climate denial to gothic movies to ‘treat culture’ … what to expect in 2025

The new US president will almost certainly bring unpredictability but several themes will dominate the year ahead. Observer writers offer their guide on what lies ahead in politics, film, fashion, sport and more

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024

Forget Risk, play Fantasy Football for Fascists: grudge matches, foul play and violent conduct guaranteed

Leading FFF teams include Donald Trump’s Mad Angry Geezers Athletic (Maga) and Vladimir Putin’s Greater Russia United (GRU)

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2024

Menaced by foreign foes, facing mutiny at home: how long before Iran goes nuclear?

After Syria, Israel and the US fear Tehran will build an atomic bomb. Their threats may produce that very outcome

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

Israel to close embassy in Dublin over ‘anti-Israel policies’ after Ireland’s backing of genocide petition – as it happened

Ireland last week announced support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel in International Court of Justice

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

The world failed to save Syria. Now its people must be free to chart their own path

Self-serving meddling by Israel, Turkey and other foreign powers puts the revolution at risk. They should back off now

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Assad’s murderous regime has been toppled – but what will fill the vacuum in Syria?

The challenges ahead are truly daunting for a country torn apart by 13 years of civil war and split between rival factions, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024

Playing political footsie with Trump 2.0 won’t cut it for Europe. It’s time to get tough

The world must prepare for a US president who will be even more chaotic and less open to diplomacy and compromise than before

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024

Feeding off anger, fuelled by Russia… Enter Călin Georgescu, Europe’s latest radical populist

Riding on a TikTok tide of Putin propaganda, the Romanian nationalist typifies a swing on the continent that is raising the spectre of the 1930s

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Don’t be naive about the ceasefire in Lebanon. It may mean more horror and death in Gaza

Netanyahu can redeploy his troops or abandon the peace deal at any time. It doesn’t bind his hands, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024

Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2024

The Ukraine missile crisis: Putin’s shadow war against the west finally breaks cover

After Kyiv used Storm Shadow missiles, Russia’s leader asserted his ‘right’ to attack the UK and US. In truth, he has been doing exactly that for two years now

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024

Joe Biden’s last-gasp missile decision is momentous for Ukraine – but Putin will retaliate

Zelenskyy must now show that missiles will change this war, and his European allies must unify ahead of the Trump presidency, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2024

Putin, Xi, Trump… The barbarians are at the gate but Europe’s leaders are too busy infighting to notice

Amid threats to its ‘reason for being’, the EU must stop squabbling and take a stand

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