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The Article 6th March 2021 - The Pope in Iraq

Friday, 19 March, 2021

If you’ve read Professor Ian Linden’s excellent piece about the Pope’s visit to Iraq in ‘The Article’ of 24th February, allow me to follow up with some personal anecdotes to emphasise the extraordinary significance and potential impact of his visit to this historical arc of civilisation. On one of my early visits to Baghdad after 2010, I recall sitting with the brave Canon Andrew White and some...

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UK foreign policy review highlights growing role of technology - Arab News March 2021

19th March 2021

The review of the UK’s foreign, defense, development and security policy was published this week after a year of consideration. It was the most apt time to do...

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UK marks out geopolitics of the future - Arab News article March 2021

19th March 2021

After a relatively quiet 2020, tied down by the pandemic and the mechanics of finally leaving the EU, the UK government and Prime Minister Boris Johnson have...

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World’s case of ‘long COVID’ needs urgent attention - Arab News February 2021

19th March 2021

As awareness of the extent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis began to register last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a plea for a...

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Making the US-UK relationship special again - my Arab news article from February 21

19th March 2021

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In an age of pandemics and democratic turmoil, why are we still doing politics the same old way?

28th January 2021

The horror of 6 January at the Capitol has been eased to some degree by the uplifting elements of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th President of the US last...