The new American regime embraces a dangerous militarism. Britain's government supports the policy at its own risk.
The novelty and danger posed by the new US president is the fact that he either does not know, or does not care, that the prohibition of torture is one that is considered to be fundamental.
America’s new president has yet to fully articulate his foreign policy strategy but one thing is abundantly clear: the next four years are going to be a far cry from the Obama Doctrine.
If America under Trump begins to look like the old Middle East and Russia, the risks of a crisis getting out of hand are huge. Português Español
Si la América de Trump acaba pareciéndose al viejo Oriente Medio y a Rusia, los riesgos de que una crisis se vaya de las manos son enormes. Português English
Se a América de Trump começar a parecer-se ao velho Médio Oriente e à Rússia, os riscos de que uma crise se torne incontrolável são enormes. English Español
Despite a backdrop of symbolic mislabelling, campaigns such as BDS seem to have formulated new horizons of civil and political practice (in opposition to the mere declamation) of human rights.
The order is not only morally reprehensible and legally problematic; it is also strategically irresponsible and will create real security risks for the United States.
Will women be turned away from the UN Commission on the Status of Women, to be held in March, in New York? The world's global institutions must fight the 'Muslim Ban', starting with the United Nations.
Since both Trump and Modi excite hearts rather than minds, they ought to be invited to the next Jaipur Literature Festival.
The trouble for democracy does not come from Beijing, or from globalisation, or from abroad, or, in Britain, from immigration or from Europe. It resides at home.
And a warning to Republicans who claim to revere them.
