Barack Obama
Why the West keeps getting it wrong on Iraq
If bombing was the answer to extremism, Gaza would be the safest region on Earth. As a coalition of Nations look set to begin US-led airstrikes against Islamic State let’s ask the simple question – why does history keep repeating itself in Iraq?
Obama’s vague vision to take on IS
Beyond a few airstrikes and supporting an opposition that is engaged in a bloody battle with Assad, it is not clear how IS in Syria can be dealt a decisive blow.
Obama’s shadow now looms long over Scotland
The US President has provided a significant boost to the Better Together campaign.
Beijing and Washington’s assertiveness on carbon pollution exposes Europe’s dithering
Climate has become such a low priority for European leaders that they see the horse-trading over jobs in the Commission as a bigger deal than efforts to avert climate change.
Obama is still right: A world without nuclear weapons is possible
Despite perceptions of a new Cold War, the US and Russia continue to respect the provisions of the New START treaty.
Most Ukrainians prefer Europe over Russia
Ukrainians are a lot less pro-Russian than the separatists in the East of the country would like the outside world to believe.