War with Iran has laid bare the conflict between the two wings of the Trump movement. Each is deranged in its own particular way.
Category: Middle East
The Third Trump War
Donald Trump's first two wars have given him a taste for quick and easy success. The third looks like being very different.
Bigoted visitors
The quest to ban "hate speech" is a fantasy, both for locals and for visitors. But that doesn't mean we should invite foreign bigots here on state visits.
A rematch in Uganda
Uganda's octogenarian president is seeking another term in office, and looks to be using his control of the process to make sure he gets it.
Antisemitism and the Trumpists
The American hard right is splitting between its pro-Israel and its antisemitic wings, although the two things have sat together fairly amicably in the past.
Trump, Putin & Netanyahu
For a variety of reasons, Donald Trump has found Benjamin Netanyahu a softer target than Vladimir Putin for his peace prize aspirations. But the basic similarity between them should not be ignored.
Free speech and antisemitism
The former defenders of free speech have gone quiet when it comes to suppressing pro-Palestinian opinion.
Madman on the loose?
In a mad world, perhaps a mad president is only appropriate.
EOFY loose ends
Ending the financial year with a roundup of recent developments in some long-running stories around the world.
Iraq and Iran: compare and contrast
Another unwarranted American attack in the Middle East, and there are both similarities and differences with the invasion of Iraq 22 years earlier.
The World is Not Enough 