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The Latest Articles by Simon Tisdall

Alexei Navalny was brave enough to mock Putin’s absurd tyranny. Is it any wonder he is dead?

For many years, this courageous man taunted the corrupt butcher of the Kremlin. But Putin’s enemies so often end up being silenced, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

The world is waging war on its children, in an obscene mockery of international law

From Gaza to Ukraine, from Sudan to Myanmar, youngsters are being raped, abducted, maimed, killed and even recruited as soldiers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2024

Why is there still no Gaza ceasefire? Because self-interested world leaders are obstructing it

Netanyahu knows he’s barely clinging to power, Biden is playing a bigger game, and Hamas’s leadership cares little for the vast suffering since 7 October, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

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At war both within and without, Israel is experiencing a brutal coming of age

In alienating vital allies over Gaza, Netanyahu is delighting those hoping for his country’s collapse

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

There is a mega-bomb waiting to explode in the Middle East. Biden must not light the fuse by attacking Iran

The US president is under immense pressure to hit back at Iranian-backed militias, but that would be a disaster, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

Europe is heading for perilous waters, and its leaders are dozing at the tiller

Ukraine needs more help, the far right is on the rise and the Middle East crisis gets worse. Where is the European Union’s vision?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

Fascism is everywhere on the march. And it’s Trump who sets the pace

The former president’s nihilist, autocratic anti-politics transcend borders. In Iowa, as in so much of the world, voters are opting for the strongman

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2024

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The US isn’t the biggest power in the Middle East any more. Iran is

With China and Russia as its allies, the authoritarian regime is assembling a Middle Eastern coalition as Washington’s influence wanes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024

From Gaza to Ukraine, brute force threatens to triumph in 2024

Assassinations, atrocities and invasions, along with uncertain US leadership, presage a year of rising violence

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024

What’s in store for 2024? Read our experts’ predictions, from Trump 2.0 to a super el Niño

Will KJ-T strike Olympic gold? Will Sunak go for an early election? How much will Taylor Swift fans bring to the UK economy? From tech to fashion, food to politics, the Observer’s top writers predict who and what will make the headlines

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Amid fears of escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict, consider this: war without end suits Netanyahu

The Israeli prime minister has his own agenda to galvanise his coalition and strengthen himself, says foreign affairs specialist Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023

Democracy’s Super Bowl: 40 elections that will shape global politics in 2024

From Russia to South Africa, India to the US, the coming year’s contests could embolden dictators or revitalise democracies

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

How much trouble is Xi really in? Outgunned Taiwan may be about to find out

Cracks are appearing in China’s monolithic regime – and its leader might decide a military adventure will strengthen his grip on power

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023

Biden now regrets the strength of his support for Netanyahu – he must act before it’s too late

The onslaught on Gaza risks further destabilising the entire Middle East, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023

The Kissinger years: flawed legacy of the man behind US cold war policy

He shaped a world of superpowers but to those without power he was ruthless. How did one diplomat hold sway for so long?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023

Germany is Ukraine’s new best friend. What a difference a war makes

Berlin steps up assistance as Kyiv faces relentless Russian attacks, low morale at home, and splits in the EU and Nato

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023

Henry Kissinger dies celebrated, but why? His achievements have long since crumbled

He may have overseen the 20th century, but the champion of US power was also a symbol of its dangerous neo-imperialism, says commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023

‘Nuclear tinderbox’: Kim’s threats put North Korea on wrong side of history

As a distracted world looks elsewhere, US and China have a common interest in halting Asia’s accelerating nuclear arms race

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023

The pressure on Netanyahu is starting to tell – this truce shows something has changed

A deal to pause hostilities in Gaza and free some hostages has been struck, but both sides are split on what happens next, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Netanyahu is a liability for Biden. Peace is impossible until he goes

The US president’s support for Israel’s PM is damaging America’s reputation abroad, hurting his own chances of re-election and prolonging the suffering in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023

How two-faced Xi Jinping is exploiting war in Gaza to beget China’s new order

As with Ukraine, the Chinese president’s so-called neutrality is designed to advance his nation and make the US look weak

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2023

In a world on fire, Biden struggles to banish the curse of Trump

From Afghanistan and Ukraine to the Middle East, the US president faces the fallout from his predecessor’s foreign policy blunders

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2023

Israel is in a fight to the finish. Whatever comes next, it must change

The country faces multiple crises under a leader who is unpopular at home and distrusted abroad. Can it repair the damage?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023

What will the children who survive the onslaught of Gaza think of those who let it happen?

Hour by hour, they are being killed, maimed and traumatised, while the leaders of our nations fail to intervene, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023

Toxic Netanyahu could drag Biden down in his fight for political survival

The US president now ‘owns’ this war. Israel’s prime minister has no exit strategy and if he gets the long conflict he wants, the US may be drawn in ever deeper

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