Smart Reads 10 March 2015
Remarks by the president of Chechnya have sparked theories that Boris Nemtsov, the assassinated Russian opposition politician, fell victim to infighting in an opaque regime Policy makers in some of the...
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As Israel goes to the polls today, the winner will have to form a coalition capable of governing. Three different scenarios are most likely An emerging pro-Russia political party in Poland is hoping...
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Saudi – Iran power struggle lays the region to waste
Militia men loyal to Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi loot the barracks of the Special Forces in Aden As Saudi jets launched bombing raids against Yemeni rebel targets, escalating another war...
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Conspiracy theories are worry for Turkish democracy
A blizzard of anti-western conspiracy theories has hit Turkey in recent months. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month suggested that the western forces who invaded the Gallipoli peninsula during...
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Despite being accused of naivety in his foreign policy, Barack Obama is showing qualities associated with Henry Kissinger – the arch-realist of US diplomacy, writes Ed Luce Whether by design or...
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Europe’s migrant crisis in five numbers
EU officials have come under renewed pressure to take action against flotillas of migrants from Africa following the deaths of more than 1,000 people during attempted Mediterranean crossings over the...
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Angela Merkel is taking her revenge on Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras by insisting there can be no more talks on the country’s debt crisis until after its referendum on the bailout on Sunday...
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Behind Turkey’s volte-face on Isis, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fishing for nationalist votes by tarring as terrorists the pro-Kurdish coalition, argues David Gardner Something is rotten with the...
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Paris attacks: the aftermath – day 1 as it happened
A series of co-ordinated attacks across Paris has left more than 120 people dead with Isis claiming responsibility. French President François Hollande has declared a state of emergency and deployed the...
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Paris attacks: the aftermath – day 2 as it happened
Following the deadliest terrorist atrocity in a western city in more than a decade, security and border controls have been tightened across Europe. France is in a state of emergency, and security...
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America, refugees and the quest for absolute security
Donald Trump - would not rule out the idea of a database to track Muslims in America Watching the debate on terrorism from the US this week has been a bizarre experience. The attacks took place in...
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Why the FT uses the term ‘Isis’
Kurdish Peshmerga forces detain suspected members of Isis on November 16 What should we call the world’s deadliest terrorist group? Should it be Isil, Isis, Islamic state, so-called Islamic State, or...
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Obama, Cameron and the Libya blame game
What are we to make of President Barack Obama’s on-the-record criticism of the role of UK Prime Minister David Cameron over Libya? I would make four points. First, Mr Obama is trying to protect...
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