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Palestinian despair
Everything is going according to plan.
Mahir Ali
Myanmar’s unpeople
Suu Kyi is not the only leader who can be accused of hypocrisy.
Monumental follies
It is likely that Pyongyang’s statues will crumble one day.
Predatory gurus
The subcontinent holds its own in terms of gurus.
Going to extremes
Enemies range from people of colour to ‘communists’.
Adios chavismo?
Venezuela’s crisis isn’t exactly of Maduro’s making.
The 70-year itch
Pakistan’s trajectory was delineated long ago.
West Wing nuts
Trump seems keen to follow in Nixon’s footsteps.
Curse of nationalism
Most despots rely on nationalism to sustain themselves.
The rising son
What will the rule of the next Saudi king mean for the region?
NON-FICTION: THE EAGER FUNDAMENTALIST
As incidents of violence in the name of religion grow in the West, an examination of what could be the root cause of it
Playground bullies
One would hesitate to place Kim and Trump in the same room.
The general’s ghost
Bhutto’s biggest mistake was to induct Zia as army chief.
Electoral rebels
The sceptical media has lately taken to praising Corbyn.
Naughty Qatar
The fact that it challenges Saudi hegemony may be seen as a positive.
Britain’s vote
What Corbyn lacks in charisma he makes up for in conviction.
Saluting Sgt Pepper
This extraordinary album was released 50 years ago.
Kingdom of woe
There are few parallels to the kingdom’s distaste for human rights.
Trump’s world
The adjective ‘Nixonian’ has given Trump cause for concern.
The Irish model
The Irish law, however odd it may seem from a Western angle, would appear lame to many Muslim states.