Without energy and without a strategic partner, Cuba is currently fighting for its survival. While the population is literally sitting in the dark, the Trump administration is trying to definitively break the socialist project through economic blackmail. What lies ahead for the island, asks MARC VANDEPITTE
Protecting diplomatic ties in the face of regional security issues
BILL KIDD MSP reflects on the backhanded and secretive Aukus agreement and what it means for Scottish hopes to get rid of nuclear weapons for good
HMS Vigilant at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, which carries Britain’s Trident nukes
A setback for IG Metall at Tesla’s Berlin plant has ignited claims of intimidation and raised fears for the future of collective bargaining and workplace democracy, says TONY BURKE
The question for the media, in the US and across the globe, says ROGER McKENZIE, is will they do their job fearlessly and call Donald Trump out?
A recent Financial Times column on the Iran war exemplifies how the Western elite worldview is more concerned with strategy and power than legality or human life, writes ANDREW MURRAY
STEVE BISHOP considers the prospects for a settlement of the conflict and how the demands of both sides are being viewed
The PM is drawing cautious distance from Donald Trump over Iran – but history suggests Britain’s support may run deeper than it appears, just as it did during the Vietnam war, says KEITH FLETT
THE Aukus international security agreement was signed by the Australian, British and US governments last month.
This agreement came in response to international security concerns over what are seen as aggressive Chinese policies.
The agreement was centred around a deal for the US and Britain to share their joint capabilities for building nuclear-powered (but not nuclear-armed) submarine vessels with Australia.
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