Gaffes hid Biden’s sadness
His was the face that launched a thousand memes, but Joe Biden’s career was one bookended by terrible tragedy, his memoir reveals.
Barack Obama
Iran at a nuclear crossroads
Restraint is vital to preserve an uneasy Middle East peace.
Make the Nobel great again
The Nobel Peace Prize most often has been awarded for grand but futile efforts towards noble but unattained ideals.
‘We are both dragon energy’
Kanye West has released a politically-charged new song, in which he raps about Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
Macron steps up to world stage
The French President has a role to play in a new Iran deal.
Iran nuclear deal too weak
Allies should support Mr Trump in fixing the agreement.
The aloha factor
Barack Obama may have another chance to be president … this time, of the future free state of Hawaii.
‘War on terror’ we’re not told
An Australian war correspondent has exposed ugly alliances forged by Washington in its futile attempts to control Afghanistan.
Only ‘better TPP than Obama’s’
Donald Trump tempers his enthusiasm for rejoining, tweeting he’d only want a ‘substantially better deal’ than Obama got.
Obama’s parent tips for Ardern
Barack Obama, who lands in Australia today, offers his advice to Jacinda Ardern about juggling politics and parenthood.
Obama team got data from app
Barack Obama’s campaign officials insist they used data in vastly different ways to Cambridge Analytica.
Secretary of state for the times
Mike Pompeo will be more hawkish than Rex Tillerson.
Dad Style is now in fashion
But before you dust off those jeans and sneakers with a triumphant ‘I told you so’, consider our guide to this tricky trend.
Slaughter of innocents, again
Only a groundswell of US public opinion will trigger change.
Chemical attacks test leaders
Barack Obama famously had one and Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron clearly set out their own ‘red lines’.
How Donald is trumping Obama
Full of shrewd and experienced generals, Trump’s administration has transformed his attitudes into effective policies.
GOP must fly biggest US flag
How lasting will Donald Trump’s legacy be?
Trump to keep Guantanamo open
Donald Trump has signed a new executive order announcing his intent to keep the US military prison open.
Achievements of unique president
Donald Trump’s tax cuts are transforming the US economy.
End revolution before it turns 40
The Iran nuclear agreement rests on inadequate knowledge and fundamentally flawed premises.
Theresa May’s lost opportunity
Britain’s lunar left has struck a blow against the US alliance.
Trump seeks better Iran deal
Unlike Mr Obama, he is likely to adhere to his ‘red lines’.
Oprah no more qualified than Trump
Democrats told us Hillary’s biggest boon was her experience. Changed their tune?
Trump nails Pakistani duplicity
US strategic policy also must factor in the nuclear arsenal.
Wedding invite Harry can’t send
Prince Harry is asked not to invite a good friend to his wedding to Meghan Markle — because it might upset the US president.
A sound, blunt security strategy
Donald Trump is delivering hope, rather than promising it.
US is showing the way on tax
The better budget outlook affords scope for tax reform.
From Russia with intentions
Vladimir Putin expands Moscow’s role in the Middle East.
Donald Trump’s moment of lunacy
In one moment of sheer lunacy Donald Trump made Barack Obama and George W. Bush look like foreign policy dynamos.
Hypocrisy of GOP’s moralising
What are Republican legislators in politics to achieve?
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