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A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment

Whether the shift in diplomatic tone and practice was inevitable or whether we’ve reached a tipping point, only time will tell. But what’s clear is that the world will never be the same.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 19, 2026.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks as demonstrators hold flags outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

UK's Reform party plans to stop an immigration 'invasion,' promising to create ICE-style agency

 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

Brexit was 'biggest act of self harm,' reversing it is 'ultimate goal,' London Mayor Khan says

 ILLUSTRATION - MENA collage - from top left clockwise Bar-On, Bichara, Otaibi, El-Haite.

'We must coexist': MENA2050 build peace in the Middle East through shared vision


British PM contender Dominic Raab has Jewish father who fled the Nazis

“That little boy grew up knowing that his grandmother, his grandfather... had been systematically murdered for no other reason than that they were Jews," Raab said of his father's family.

Dominic Raab walks up Downing Street, London, Britain, November 13, 2018.

Theresa May's failed leadership overshadows world - Analysis

“I have done my best, I negotiated the terms of our exit,” she claimed. “I have done everything I can."

British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after tellers announced the results of the vote Brexit deal in Parliament in London, Britain, March 12, 2019

End of May: British prime minister announces resignation - watch

May set out a timetable for her departure: She will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7 with a leadership contest in the following week.

British Prime Minister Theresa May tears up as she delivers a statement announcing her resignation in London

Brexit is the name of the game for UK parties

The European elections have boiled down to one issue for British citizens: Brexit.

European Union and British flags flutter in front of a chancellery ahead of a visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2019.

Theresa May should set date for her stepping down - UK lawmaker

"It would be strange for that not to result in a clear understanding (of when she will leave) at the end of the meeting," he said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after tellers announced the results of the vote Brexit deal in Parliament in London, Britain, March 12, 2019

Are punters better than pollsters at predicting elections?

Just as people have started to question the polls, many have also felt the value of going against bookmakers, causing big pay-outs.

A ‘BREXIT’ SUPPORTER holds a Union Jack at a Vote Leave rally in London earlier this month.

EU to grant May a Brexit delay, with conditions

May had requested the EU defer Friday's exit until June 30 but in Brussels a "flextension" until the end of the year or until March 2020 was being discussed, EU diplomats said.

British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts after tellers announced the results of the vote Brexit deal in Parliament in London, Britain, March 12, 2019

Vote of no confidence in Corbyn passed by Jewish Labour Movement

Corbyn, a veteran campaigner for Palestinian rights and a critic of the Israeli government, has long been accused of failing to tackle anti-semitism in the Labour Party.

The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech in Manchester, Britain, March 22, 2018.

Much ado about nothing

Paraphrasing Mark Twain, the news that the EU is cranking and moribund is premature. In historical perspective, this period we are living now will be remembered probably as “much ado about nothing.”

A protester in Brussels during the European Council, 1987

Europe unbalanced

EU politics now resembles a scramble of interlocking conflicts and fractured alliances with no winning coalition in sight.

The loss of London has come just at a time when the continent is caught in the maelstrom of centrifugal forces