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The fall in the oil price shows that sometimes “it’s the politics, stupid”
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
The oil price has halved over the past year. It is now at $72 a barrel having been up around …
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“AfghanistanandIraq” is no more – all we can do now is watch and hope
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Sunday’s final withdrawal from Afghanistan brings to the end one of the most controversial chapters of Britain’s modern foreign policy, …
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Think battling ISIL will reduce Terrorism? Think again
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
As we await the fate of Alan Henning, a taxi driver who took time off over Christmas last year to …
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We need to act against Islamic State, at least whilst we still have some influence
Leave a commentSeptember 11, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
Today, the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which killed over 3000 people and launched us into what seemed to …
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To ‘win’ from here, Israel needs to play a different game
2August 1, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
As a Liberal Zionist (if you want to know what that is, read here and then for a post-Gaza liberal …
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There is no solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict if we don’t negotiate with Hamas
1July 22, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
I feel that whenever I write about Israel I need to declare an interest. I am Jewish, I am the …
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MH17 – will Putin blink?
Leave a commentJuly 21, 2014 by Paul Goldsmith
There are two explanations for the missile being fired that shot down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on Thursday. One is …
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