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The Latest Articles by Simon Tisdall

Good news for the world’s autocrats – EU sleaze is a huge own goal for democracy

Qatargate scandal shows how insider corruption, influence-peddling and money-politics can erode public trust, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

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Putin has to escalate to survive. There can be no lasting peace until he falls

German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s vision of restoring the unity the continent had before the invasion of Ukraine cannot be achieved without removing Russia’s president

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In Germany, the tweedy prince is just the latest in a long line of failed putsches

Heinrich and his cronies seem unlikely insurrectionists but their connections run back to Bismarck’s time

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Vive the evolution! Rishi Sunak launches a slow-motion bid to rescue Britain

Ridiculed and pitied abroad, and floundering at home, the new UK prime minister sets out his vision: survival of the weakest, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

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Even amid murderous Russian raids, western apathy is Kyiv’s deadliest foe

Putin’s missiles are raining down on Ukrainians, but the biggest danger they face is weakening support from the US and Europe, writes Simon Tisdall

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Troublemaker Trump doesn’t care about a second term – or America. What he craves is attention

Trump says he’s in it to win it in 2024. But all he offers is disruption and division in the service of his ego, not his country, writes Simon Tisdall

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Iran is at war with its own people. Fifa won’t let that spoil their World Cup

By supplying military drones to Russia, the mullahs’ regime is killing at home and away. The national team’s presence in Qatar is sickening and shameful

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The ranting right is winning, from the US to Israel. The left must raise its game

US Democrats and leftwing parties around the world have failed to come up with a compelling narrative to counter the lies and distortions of extremists

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Unseen and underhand: Putin’s hidden hybrid war is trying to break Europe’s heart

From Norwegian pipelines to French ocean floor cables, vital infrastructure is vulnerable to Russian attacks designed to destabilise Europe

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Putin’s lying diplomats make excuses for terror in Ukraine. Expel them all

Diplomacy isn’t working and Putin doesn’t want peace. Western countries should close their embassies and send Russia’s envoys packing

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Let Saudi Arabia’s friendship with Putin be a wake-up call for the west

Prince Mohammed bin Salman can no longer be allowed privileged access to, and support from, western leaders, says the foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Iran’s brave young women must break their own chains. The west won’t help

The uprising against Tehran’s vile regime could fail like those in Hong Kong, Belarus, Egypt and Syria – but this time something feels different

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Think Putin is a global threat? Then we need to talk about Xi Jinping

The Chinese dictator is reversing the reforms of his predecessors

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Vladimir Putin’s ship of fools is sinking fast. Will he take everyone down with him?

The scale of the Kremlin’s strategic failures in Ukraine is epic – and the exploded myth of Russian power may lead to the unravelling of the regime

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What happens if Putin goes nuclear in Ukraine? Biden has a choice to make

Russian forces are in retreat yet Nato still holds back for fear of what a humiliated Putin might do. But now is precisely the time to step up the pressure

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One Liz ends a lifetime of diplomacy as another risks squandering it all

The Queen knew how to earn trust and respect around the world. The new prime minister should follow her example

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Joe Biden has picked a fight with tyranny. The west must hope he wins

To counter the influence of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the US-led alliance has to show that freedom is worth fighting for

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Putin is trapped and desperate. Will his friends in the west rescue him?

Russia’s leader and his sympathisers could use old conflicts to distract attention from Ukraine and weaken European unity

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Iran gloats, America plots, but even a nuclear deal will not tame Tehran

As Khamenei crows over Rushdie, Biden seeks a revived pact. But make no mistake: this poisonous regime will always need its Great Satan

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As Putin’s war spreads panic across Europe, Ukrainians must fear a stab in the back

Locking up Putin is the only hope of a resolution. It’s a strategic aim the West should energetically pursueRussia-Ukraine war: latest updates

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Nuclear apocalypse was postponed in 1968. Now it’s back on the agenda

As the world remembers Hiroshima, it must also recommit to the increasingly fragile non-proliferation treaty. The alternative is unthinkable

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A new wave of migration is coming – and Europe is not ready for it

Britain and the EU responded dismally to the 2015 migrant crisis. The number of ‘irregular entries’ is up by 84% this year – and the ways to deal with the issue now range from limited to bizarre

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Putin is already at war with Europe. There is only one way to stop him

He has spread economic and political pain across the continent. Sanctions don’t work, a land for peace deal would be a disaster. Only the military route remains

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What was Joe Biden thinking when he fist-bumped the Saudi Crown prince?

The mother of all U-turns on dealing with a man he regards as a murderer only makes US president look frailer

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