Kerry Brown traces centuries of dominance, decline, and diplomatic missteps, revealing how nostalgia and misplaced grandeur shape UK policy towards China. Review by Tom Kenny
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NATO is a front to justify US military intervention, two US activists effectively evidence in this excellent primer on the 75 year old military alliance, writes Steve Bishop
There are increasing indications that the world order is changing and that the changes are not to the liking of the US and its NATO allies. The most obvious of these is in relation to China, writes Steve Bishop, who traces the origins of this global geopolitical realignment, writes Steve Bishop
Our attitude today to China shows Europe is refusing to recognise the emergence of a multipolar world. The penalty, sad to say, will be Europe's own downfall, argues Sevim Dagdelen
Sevim Dagdelen on an international conference in Havana bringing together social activists, intellectuals, parliamentarians, artists and academics from 80+ countries