Most people have at least one friend who sometimes tells naughty, uncouth jokes over a pint. Whether it is religion, race, sex, sexuality or class that they target, nothing is beyond the reach of their ability to …

Russia’s response to the Moscow Metro bombings has risked re-igniting tensions with Georgia.

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The Copenhagen summit is, predictably, currently drawing much of the world’s attention. Undoubtedly it should, as rising Co2 emissions threaten the lives of millions. To create a coordinated commitment to reduce Co2 emissions was the primary …

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As we rapidly approach the end of this whirlwind decade this article will not stand alone in its theme; reviews of the decade are as commonplace across the newspapers and blogosphere at this …

“Iran is not your typical adversary in the military sense. Its available arsenal doesn’t simply include conventional weapons. Rather it is their unprecedented influence in post-Saddam Iraq, their domination of the fragile Afghan economy and their support for Hezbollah in Lebanon that, combined with their nuclear programme, pose such a serious threat to the regional interests of the United States and, perhaps most notably, Israel.”

When the historians come to write the obituary of the outgoing Labour government what will they say was the greatest missed opportunity of their 13 year reign? The failure to overturn decades of British hostility to the EU.

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The twentieth century saw considerable changes and developments, that much is obvious. When the Second World War ended and the Cold War began, Realist ideology evolved and became a prominent theory in …

It is 40 years since Neil Armstrong took his giant leap for mankind after landing on the Moon on the 20th July 1969. Unfortunately, mankind has stood rather still since then as manned exploration of …

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In the aftermath of the Cold War, America was crowned its ‘Unipolar moment’ and George Bush was to preside over a nation that had unprecedented power and legitimacy in a new world. A decade …

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American President Barack Obama visits Russia this week to discuss nuclear disarmament. His visit comes at a time when relations between the two old adversaries are at a low point …