ALAN SIMPSON offers a few pointers on dealing with the ongoing, Trump-led destruction of the norms of a rules-based international order established post-WWII
THE declaration that the US will continue to bomb Yemen means that the Biden administration has effectively declared war on the Houthis, who now control the country.
The British government’s parroting of this line of course means that we too are now effectively at war. In addition, this government has let the world know that any reckless adventure that the US initiates, British armed forces will put at their disposal too.
The conflict is part of the wider regional military struggle going on, with Gaza as the centrepiece. It is ludicrous for Western politicians to claim that action in the Red Sea and against Yemen are completely divorced from the onslaught in Gaza.
Europe is acquiescing in Trump’s manoeuvrings — where Europe takes over the US forever war in Ukraine while Washington gets ready for a future fight with China. And it’s working people who will be left paying the price, says DIANE ABBOTT MP
While Trump praises the ‘successful’ attack on Iranian nuclear sites, the question arises as to the real motives behind this escalation. MARC VANDEPITTE explores the issues



