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An MLRS heavy rocket launcher belonging to the Finnish military. Getty
Artillery will decide the war in Ukraine

The extent and speed with which the West provides Kyiv with heavy weapons could decide this phase of the conflict

CommentJune 02, 2022
Con Coughlin
IAEA Director Gen Rafael Grossi, right, in talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran in March. AP Photo
How the Iran nuclear talks went from 'very close' to 'tenuous'

A chain of events in recent weeks has rendered a previously imminent deal decidedly bleak

CommentMay 26, 2022
Con Coughlin
Soldiers from the Finnish Defence Forces stand in front of a M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System. AFP
Coming in from the cold: What Sweden and Finland bring to Nato

By abandoning neutrality, the two countries have significantly changed the geopolitics of Europe

CommentMay 19, 2022
Con Coughlin
A Soviet Union propaganda poster from the Space Race era, when it battled the US for supremacy in spaceflight. Getty images
In the 'Star Wars' reboot, could the force be with Russia and China?

The UK has just joined the US in an increasingly dangerous space race

CommentMay 12, 2022
Con Coughlin
People watch a TV news programme reporting on North Korea test-firing a newly developed tactical guided weapon, at a Seoul train station on April 17. Getty Images
Has Kim Jong-un picked the worst time to test-fire missiles?

The North Korean leader seems to be on a collision course with the West

CommentMay 06, 2022
Con Coughlin
Gazprom's logo is pictured at one of its petrol stations in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Wednesday. AFP
Has Russia scored an own goal by denying gas to Poland and Bulgaria?

It is forcing EU countries to look for alternatives and further antagonising them

CommentApril 28, 2022
Con Coughlin
Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement to MPs following the announcement that he is among the 50-plus people fined so far as part of the Metropolitan Police probe into Covid breaches in Government. UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor
'Partygate' is not Boris Johnson's only problem

Britain's prime minister also needs to get ahead of a different political crisis

OpinionApril 22, 2022
Con Coughlin
Russian soldiers wearing chemical protection suits train at a research institute outside Moscow in 2010. AFP
Will Biden repeat Obama's 'red line' threat in Ukraine?

The West says Russia might use chemical weapons, but its response to such a scenario remains unclear

CommentApril 15, 2022
Con Coughlin
Volunteers from the Badr Brigade cheer after an exchange of fire with ISIS fighters on the front line in Ebrahim Ben Ali, Iraq in 2015. Getty Images
'Militia State' immaculately researched account of Iran's influence on Iraq

Award-winning Lebanese journalist Baria Alamuddin's new book is a sobering read

BooksApril 13, 2022
Con Coughlin
The US launches a hypersonic glide body, or warhead, from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, in 2020. AP
The West is testing hypersonic weapons – this should worry the world

A new and much scarier arms race with China and Russia may have already begun

CommentApril 07, 2022
Con Coughlin
Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, left, and the head of the Ukrainian Servant of the People faction Davyd Arakhamia pose for media during talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, on March 29. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP
A long road ahead for a diplomatic end to the crisis in Ukraine

The confusion about the intentions of the Russian military has not been helped by the latest western intelligence reports

CommentMarch 31, 2022
Con Coughlin
An Israeli medic treats a Ukrainian patient at an Israeli-funded field hospital in Lviv, western Ukraine, on March 23, 2022. AFP
What is the thinking behind Israel's Ukraine balancing act?

Israeli diplomats had a lot on their plate even before war broke out between two allies

CommentMarch 24, 2022
Con Coughlin
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, left, and Anoosheh Ashoori were freed from Iran. AP Photo
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was a pawn in Iran's enrichment strategy

Tehran has often used foreign nationals to extract concessions. Her story was no different

CommentMarch 17, 2022
Con Coughlin
A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed Russian flag in this illustration taken last month. Reuters
Can the Russia sanctions bring the US and its Gulf allies together again?

Despite recent tensions, Washington finds itself in need of its old friends to meet its energy shortfall

CommentMarch 11, 2022
Con Coughlin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces his country's new defence policy last month. AP Photo
Putin's unwitting gift to Nato

The Ukraine war has upended European security policy

CommentMarch 03, 2022
Con Coughlin
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