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Why a report into an MI5 double agent inside the IRA is an unholy mess

What could be more emblematic of a dirty-war problem than the failure to even put the 'Stakeknife' asset's name in the seven-year investigation?

Damien
McElroy

Undated file photo of Freddie Scappaticci, widely believed to have been the IRA agent known as Stakeknife. His activities while also working for British intelligence was the focus of the Operation Kenova probe. PA Wire

How the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process sidelined Iran

Richard Giragosian

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Where does the traditional university degree fit, especially the classic path into a stable, entry-level office job that appears to be the first thing AI is automating? Getty Images

Should young people in the AI age still go to university? Yes – but not blindly

Yasar Jarrar

The Year of the Family would be a good time to redefine the purpose of holidays

Roudha AlShehhi

Is Iran going through a crypto revolution?

Arash
Azizi

Why the polio eradication pledge in Abu Dhabi should fill us all with optimism

Farida Al Hosani

Gaza's 70,000 dead should hit home hard even in a war-weary world

Janine di Giovanni

In Sudan and elsewhere, it's time to end 'the cruel maths of aid cuts'

Reem Al Hashimy

As the ‘Year of the Family’ nears, parent-friendly workplaces are becoming an imperative in the UAE

Sana bint Mohammed Suhail

Three zones of AI global success and the different tale each tells

Chris Blackhurst

The future of work is here and for many, the boss is an algorithm

Alejandro Sposato

The UK is finally acting on the need to tackle wider extremist threats

Damien McElroy

US voters are changing their stance on Israel - so should political elites

James Zogby

The GCC summit in Bahrain had echoes of the 1815 Vienna Congress

Omar Al-Ubaydli

From Venezuela to Lebanon, Trump is gradually encircling Iran and Hezbollah

Raghida Dergham

Getting older means 24 hours matters more, so why not extend the weekend?

Evelyn Lau

Syria's government needs to overcome its trust issues

Reem Turkmani

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The GCC summit in Bahrain had echoes of the 1815 Vienna Congress

From Venezuela to Lebanon, Trump is gradually encircling Iran and Hezbollah

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