Issue 132 :2017 11 07:Lens on the week

07 December 2017 Lens on the Week UK AN IRISH KNOT:  Forget when and what the DUP knew.  Forget whether the choreography of Mrs May’s meeting with Mr Juncker was premature.  The problem of the Irish border which currently bedevils the Brexit negotiations is a real one and the best way to disentangle the strands… Continue reading Issue 132 :2017 11 07:Lens on the week

Issue 132:2017 12 07:A bad time for bad guys part II (Neil Tidmarsh)

07 December 2017 A Bad Time For Bad Guys (Part II) Slobodan Praljak and Ali Abdullah Saleh. By Neil Tidmarsh There’s more bad news this week for those of you out there who’ve made a career out of hi-jacking a whole country. You’ve scrambled to the top of the political pile via armed rebellion, civil… Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 07:A bad time for bad guys part II (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International

30 March 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM:  An armed Frenchman of Tunisian origin drove a car at speed towards shoppers in Antwerp last Thursday.  He was stopped by troops  fled but was caught and arrested.  No-one was hurt.  A pump action shotgun was found in the car, together with knives and a… Continue reading Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International

Issue 46:2016 03 24:Exit from Syria, Exit From Yemen (Neil Tidmarsh)

24 March 2016 Exit From Syria, Exit From Yemen Saudi Arabia and Russia look at each other in the mirror of the Middle East’s conflicts. by Neil Tidmarsh Last week, Russia announced its military withdrawal from Syria; this week, Saudi Arabia announced its military withdrawal from Yemen.  A curious coincidence, given that the conflict in… Continue reading Issue 46:2016 03 24:Exit from Syria, Exit From Yemen (Neil Tidmarsh)

Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS

10 September 2015 Week in Brief:INTERNATIONAL NEWS     AFGHANISTAN: Thirteen Shia Muslims were murdered in Balkh province. The Taliban have condemned the attack and have blamed it on Isis. In-fighting among the Taliban has broken out as break-away factions challenge the power of its new leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, and some defect to Isis.… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10:INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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