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The negotiations, facilitated by European officials, aim to revive the 2015 nuclear pact. Reuters
As Iran digs its heels, Biden might give away the store

It is Washington, and not Tehran, that's made concessions amid the Vienna nuclear talks

CommentApril 08, 2021
Con Coughlin
Much of international summitry in the past year has concerned the pandemic, with few results. EPA
It's long past time for a global 'pandemic treaty'

The pandemic has occupied the minds of many world leaders, but common cause has brought too few of them together

CommentApril 01, 2021
Con Coughlin
An armed supporter of Yemen's Houthi rebels attends a funeral procession for fighters killed in battles with government troops in the Marib region, on March 23, 2021 in the capital Sanaa. AFP
If the Houthis don't accept peace now, they are truly lost

A Saudi-initiated peace plan presents a fresh opportunity to restore Yemen's future

CommentMarch 25, 2021
Con Coughlin
A British defence review has shaken up the UK's approach to its military. Getty
Johnson defines ‘Global Britain’ as a tougher Britain

Britain is conducting one of the most significant reviews of its defence sector and foreign policy since the Cold War

CommentMarch 18, 2021
Con Coughlin
Smoke billows during clashes between forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebel fighters in Yemen's north-east province of Marib. AFP
Iran wants a deal, but it continues to make getting one impossible

Tehran has doubled down on its backing of militia groups, and the consequences touch us all

CommentMarch 11, 2021
Con Coughlin
More than three quarters of Yemen's population are expected to go hungry this year. EPA
Only a strong White House can end Yemen's civil war

After Donald Trump's firm approach, Houthi rebels spy an opportunity in President Biden's inconsistent policy towards the country

CommentMarch 04, 2021
Con Coughlin
US President Joe Biden’s early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran. Sepahnews via AP
Iran's brinksmanship before nuclear talks risks alienating Europe

Tehran seems to have little interest in compromise, so great powers will start wondering about the point of talking

CommentFebruary 25, 2021
Con Coughlin
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 24, 2021. Idex 2021 Day 4. Visitors at the RCWS Remote Controlled Weapons Station located at the KOREA exhibition area in ADNEC. Victor Besa / The National Section: NA
Successes of Abu Dhabi's Idex are a boost for global security ties

Arms fairs provide a unique opportunity for friendly nations to help improve global security

OpinionFebruary 24, 2021
Con Coughlin
German Bundeswehr soldiers at a camp in Afghanistan, March 25, 2018. Reuters
Is it really the time to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan?

Nato chief says no withdrawal should be undertaken “before the time is right”

CommentFebruary 20, 2021
Con Coughlin
Iran maintains a complex sphere of influence in the Middle East. AP
Biden takes a tougher, but incomplete line on Iran

The US President has moved on from Obama-ear policy on the country's nuclear programme. But Tehran is destabilising the Middle East in other ways too.

CommentFebruary 11, 2021
Con Coughlin
A South Korean-flagged tanker vessel which was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards is seen in Gulf waters, Iran January 4, 2021. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Iran's capture of the South Korean tanker was an exercise in old tricks

The Iranian regime has not lost its enthusiasm for taking hostages

CommentFebruary 04, 2021
Con Coughlin
The EU's health commissioner Stella Kyriakides has publicly slammed pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, accusing it of breaching its vaccine delivery obligations. AP
In its fight with AstraZeneca, the EU slips off its mask

Europe is far behind in giving out vaccines, and it's lashing out at the companies making them

CommentJanuary 31, 2021
Con Coughlin
An Iranian army military drill in the coastal region of Makran in southeastern Iran. AFP / Iranian Army office
The thorn in the side of Biden's foreign policy team

The new US president bills his agenda as a reversal of his predecessor's policies, but there were some areas where Trump had it right

CommentJanuary 22, 2021
Con Coughlin
Iranian military officials during an aerial drill at an undisclosed location in Iran, on January 6, 2021. EPA/Iranian Army Office
Europe has failed, as Iran returns to the path of nuclear weapons

Critics are right to ask whether Tehran ever intended to honour any nuclear deal in the first place

CommentJanuary 07, 2021
Con Coughlin
Members of Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah militia hold a picture of Iranian general Qassem Suleimani before his funeral procession in Baghdad on January 4, 2020. Reuters
One year after Suleimani's killing, Iran has learnt nothing

Instead of ending its aggressive approach to both the US and its neighbours in the Middle East, the regime has chosen to maintain its bellicose attitude

CommentJanuary 03, 2021
Con Coughlin
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