MYSTERIOUS: 4 | Mind Blowing Facts

The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife

After just a few weeks in the White House, the self-appointed peace-giver has stoked war, accelerated the nuclear arms race and alienated US allies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2025

Being Putin’s stooge won’t win Trump a peace prize. The Order of Lenin, though, is in the bag

The strange warmth between the leaders has sent a chill globally at the prospect of a troika of authoritarian states

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2025

Trump has utterly changed the rules of engagement. World leaders must learn this – and quickly

The world’s most admired democracy is being held hostage by a clique of far-right thugs. It would be a mistake to placate them, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

Syria’s revolution hangs in the balance. The west must lift sanctions now

Competing interests and rivalries between regional powers threaten hopes of change after the fall of Bashar al-Assad

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025

Trump’s Gaza power-trip tells us this: he is just another coward denying the need for a Palestinian state

Benjamin Netanyahu called it ‘groundbreaking’ thinking but it isn’t. It is idiocy that will make a bad situation worse, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores

While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many other conflicts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2025

Donald Trump will huff and he’ll puff, but if Europe’s leaders rise to its defence, their house will stand

The EU is facing a torrid year ahead from enemies both within and without. But it is still far from a lost cause

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

The Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal hangs by a thread. This is what must happen for peace to last

Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas both have reasons to collapse the agreement. Honest brokers must do all they can to keep it alive, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025

Who will tame Donald Trump this time? Roll up, roll up, for the White House travelling circus

On the eve of his return, it’s clear that world leaders, whether they like him or loathe him, can’t ignore this unpredictable showman

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025

This Gaza ceasefire deal is tainted by Trump, Netanyahu and their disregard for peace

From these beginnings must come a just and lasting settlement for Palestinians and Israelis alike – and a reckoning, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator, Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025