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Mueller report: when did the bar on presidential conduct sink so low?
There's a strong chance Donald Trump will win in 2020 but given what is now incontrovertible, he certainly shouldn't
The US border crisis is one of Donald Trump's own making
The US president doesn't want a wall; he wants a never-ending battle for one instead to pose as the saviour of white America
If the Mueller report proves anything, it's that US democracy is badly broken
Its handling so far also prompts the vital question of who guards the guardians of America's political system
As the Syrian war ends, the axis of resistance has been exposed for the illusion it always was
The axis gave the myth of an alliance that never really existed and a supposed consensus between two largely incompatible groupings
Peddlers of hate must bear responsibility for the Christchurch attacks
It is impossible to separate the language of prejudice and division from real-life acts of violence, such as those witnessed in New Zealand
The aftershocks of Aleppo's fall continue to shake the region
From the establishment of the Turkey-Russia-Iran triumvirate to the ongoing Arab efforts to re-engage with Syria, everything can be traced back to the events of December 2016
Trump's troubled bromance with Kim has only increased North Korea's global standing
Throughout this bizarre relationship, the US president has dispensed with long-established diplomatic norms. Whether that will result in a safer or a more dangerous world is anyone's guess
Trump’s U-turn on Syria is a victory for sanity and common sense
The president's pattern of creating crises and demanding credit for stepping back from the brink is deeply troubling
Ilhan Omar's glib comments did little to advance the Palestinian cause
The congresswoman needs a more sophisticated understanding of how and why so many Americans passionately support Israel – and how to successfully advocate a pro-Palestinian agenda
Trump's transformation of the Republican party is not as complete as it seems
Many of the president's supporters are willing to let him get away with anything, but it turns out that his own members of Congress are less malleable
Trump's attack on his own intelligence services was both extraordinary and expected
The US president clearly has little appetite for the unvarnished, fact-based realities offered by his own agencies
Venezuela's failings look a lot like those of some Arab nations
The one thing mercifully missing in the South American country so far is a major outbreak of terrorism, or ethnic or sectarian conflict
Donald Trump doubling down on the US government shutdown is a highly calculated move
Insisting on funding for his border wall plays to his white tribalist base – his fallback as controversy mounts over possible Russian collusion
There is a disconnect between what Donald Trump says and what foreign policy hawks think
The twists and turns in the US policy in Syria are the most dramatic example of the president's unpredictability
Republicans will face tough choices in a turbulent and decisive year for US politics
The chaos of a government shutdown, Congressional deadlock and a president under increasing pressure set the stage for major upheavals to come
