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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

In a dangerous world, Britain needs its diplomats more than ever this is no time to axe them | John Kampfner

British diplomacy faces unprecedented challenges from Brexit, Trump's policies, and the absence of a coherent strategy for Britain's global role, undermining traditional sources of influence.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

What It's Like to Be Trump's Closest Ally Right Now

Last weekend, I asked two British foreign-policy officials what had been the most troubling moment, so far, of President Donald Trump's world-destabilizing start to 2026. Both said (despite the British government's refusal to acknowledge this out loud) that it was the United States' seizure of the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, from Caracas, in the early hours of January 3rd. Trump "surprised us on the downside," one said. "Just not having had an inkling that Venezuela was coming," the other observed.
US politics
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