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With Nato adrift and Brussels snubbed, is the UK key to Europe’s response to Trump?

In a fast-moving crisis, the EU hasn’t been nimble enough. The onus must fall on ‘coalitions of the willing’ to stop a US-Putin carve-up

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

From saviour to Judas… How Trump’s pivot on Russia also endangers his own country

With a Putin-appeasing president at the helm, it is clear the transatlantic alliance is collapsing and European leaders must plot their own course

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself – so is Macron’s nuclear offer the answer?

Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But it’s an idea whose time has come, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 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

Joe Biden got plenty right at home, but on the world stage he let himself be taken for a fool

In another era, the outgoing president would have made a great cold war leader. Instead, his tenure was dogged by errors, naivety and overcaution

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025

Cocksure Kim Jong-un is raising the nuclear stakes. Is it time for South Korea to follow suit?

Under Donald Trump, the US may become an unreliable ally. The case is getting stronger for Seoul to build its own deterrent

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2025

From climate denial to gothic movies to ‘treat culture’ … what to expect in 2025

The new US president will almost certainly bring unpredictability but several themes will dominate the year ahead. Observer writers offer their guide on what lies ahead in politics, film, fashion, sport and more

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2024