Viewed in reference to their principal aim – removing Donald Trump from the White House – the 2020 election cycle was a success for the Democratic Party. While the outgoing President and his associates have made an array of attempts (many of which exhibiting little concerted veracity) to delay, subvert...
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Arthur Kleinman argues Boris Johnson is incapable of being the Churchillian figure of leadership he longs to be.
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To say that the recent explosion in the Port of Beirut was devastating would be an understatement. When the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate conspicuously stored in the port’s facilities for more than six years ignited, more than 200 were killed and an estimated 6,000 injured. The physical and infrastructural damage...
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When faced with the nihilism pervading current discourse around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one struggles to imagine that a viable, peaceful solution is possible. Less than three decades ago there was strong optimism regarding the potential for an agreement. This optimism has since faded away, and in its place has emerged...
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Throughout history, one of the most consistent signs of an insecure leader is a reluctance to promote competent individuals to positions of seniority. Such individuals, while conducive to the effective functioning of the regime, can easily emerge as an alternative to the premier if affairs for the latter were to...
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The last few months have been nothing if not turbulent for the Middle East. Tensions between the Iranian led Shi’ite axis and the Sunni states of the Persian Gulf, while not at the fever pitch they reached earlier on in the year, remain high, and continue to be prescient in...
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As the recent general election has cemented, the youth population in this country is overwhelmingly left-wing. A poll taken posthumously by Yougov indicates that 56% – an absolute majority – of 18-24 year olds voted for the Labour Party, as opposed to 32.2% of the public as a whole. How...
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In response to the current lack of regulation of televised election debates, Arthur Kleinman explores how they could be improved.
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If one were to designate an actor or institution that has suffered the most from the seemingly pervasive turmoil that has beset British politics in the aftermath of the EU referendum, a strong case could be made for the civil service, which has been the subject of relentless criticism spanning...
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