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Africa is being courted by China, Russia and the US. Why the continent shouldn't pick sides

Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it is the challenge posed to the hegemony of the US. This is primarily being led by Russia and China which are discontented with Washington’s excesses across the…

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2023

Former Whitehouse advisor and Russian expert from County Durham made new Durham University chancellor

Dr Fiona Hill, who grew up in Bishop Auckland, hopes to inspire young people from all walks of life to reach their potential

Chronicle Live · Jun 30, 2023

G7 wrestles with how to prosecute one war and prevent another

Leaders searching for unity on extent of help for Ukraine and how to persuade global south to join China containment effort

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

Putin's Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule

Russian President Vladimir Putin's gamble to invade Ukraine a year ago seems to have backfired spectacularly

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Trump claims he turned down prisoner swap for Michigan's Whelan

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he had turned down a proposed one-for-one prisoner swap with Russia that would have brought Michigan's Paul Whelan home.

Tribune News Service · Dec 12, 2022

Hill rebukes Trump's Paul Whelan boasts

Paul Whelan's brother also called Trump's comments "offensive," adding that he never mentioned him in office

Salon · Dec 12, 2022

Trump was not interested in Paul Whelan’s case, his former national security official says

Trump and his allies accused Biden of ignoring the imprisoned Marine after securing Brittney Griner’s release from Russia. But officials and Whelan’s family members say Trump didn’t want to take up his case

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022

Rushdie’s Satanic Verses would probably not be published today, says Adichie

Sir Salman’s fourth novel led to death threats in Iran in the 1980s.

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

The Envoy review: Gordon Sondland’s Trump tale fails to strike many sparks

The ex-ambassador was caught up in the first impeachment, over approaches to Ukraine. He offers scattershot justification

The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2022

Ex-Trump adviser Fiona Hill accuses Elon Musk of ‘transmitting a message’ for Putin in Ukraine peace tweets

Putin ‘often uses various trusted intermediaries’ to get messages across, says Hill

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022