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Andrew Hammond

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Andrew Hammond is Associate at LSE IDEAS at the London School of Economics, and a former UK Government Special Adviser

Kim Jong-un inspects a military parade on the eve of the Winter Olympics
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Winter Olympics in Korea could avoid nuclear war – for now

European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has asserted the EU needs its own army
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The EU isn’t getting weaker – it’s planning to have its own army

A Pew Global poll found last month that around three quarters of those surveyed had little or no confidence in Trump's international leadership and policies
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How Trump's plan to create a foreign policy revolution fell apart

Rex Tillerson has met with the Association of Southeast Asia Nations to discuss the threat from Pyongyang
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North Korea could be President Trump's first major foreign crisis

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after a meeting with survivors of the attack on USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor
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Donald Trump is on thin ice – here's how he could save his presidency

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Trump kicks off his second foreign tour as President today

Macron aims to reform labour laws in France
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Macron will ride the wave of victory to bring reforms to France

A woman displays a placard during a demonstration in New York on June 1, 2017
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Donald Trump will not kill the Paris climate deal

Sergey Lavrov is set to meet with China's Wang Li to consolidate their ties in the region
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The China-Russia summit will focus on North Korea

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, who is fighting for re-election, has indicated relations with the US could improve – but the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (in frame) disagrees
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This Iranian election could change the future of the Middle East

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed the ongoing tension with North Korea at a security council meeting at the UN
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There may be method to the madness of Trump's approach to North Korea

The Foreign Secretary was due to push sanctions on fellow G7 leaders at a meeting on Monday evening
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The G7 is now a global security force making plans for Syria

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China is worried that the US is about to escalate with North Korea

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China is worried that the US is about to escalate with North Korea

Wilders's impact on Dutch politics could be significant for years to come. His prominent far-right challenge means the election will be closely watched internationally, not least in France, given that his ally Le Pen is looking for inspiration
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Geert Wilders can win the popular vote in Dutch elections this week

Junker's white paper will outline five possible futures for the EU
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These are the five possible futures that the EU is facing

Hopes are pinned on independent Emmanuel Macron to stymie the far-right in France and Europe
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Emmanuel Macron could be the antidote to the rise of the far right

Prime Minister Theresa May addressing the Republican congressmen's retreat in Philadelphia ahead of her meeting with Donald Trump on Friday
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These are the issues Theresa May must discuss when she meets Trump

Prime Minister Theresa May addressing the Republican congressmen's retreat in Philadelphia ahead of her meeting with Donald Trump on Friday
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These are the issues Theresa May must discuss when she meets Trump

British Prime Minister Theresa May adresses the media as she arrives for a European Union leaders summit focused on Russia sanctions and migration at the European Council in Brussels
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All the issues the EU is now debating without us

Afghanistan national security adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar, left, and Amin Karim, representative of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, right, shake hands after signing the power-sharing deal
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15 years after the Taliban, why are Afghans still fleeing their homes?

Hillary Clinton polls the best with almost every country except Russia
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The world wants Hillary to win – and not for the reasons you'd think

Ukraine has put its troops on combat alert along the country’s de-facto borders with Crimea and separatist rebels in the east
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Russia is teetering on the brink of war with Ukraine

Barack Obama has less than six months left before his tenure in the White House comes to an end
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Forget TTIP, now the American TTP trade deal looks set for collapse

Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire weapons during a battle with Isis fighters in Sirte, Libya, on 21 July
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Libya, not Syria, is the frontline in the war against Isis

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon campaigns in Edinburgh before the EU referendum. She is now likely to call for another referendum on Scottish independence
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Theresa May's first job is to tackle Cameron's toxic Brexit legacy

Campaigners in the recent Spanish general election – the second in sixth months that failed to return a majority government
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Spanish politics is sending new shockwaves through Europe

Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire weapons during a battle with Isis fighters in Sirte, Libya, on 21 July
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Libya, not Syria, is the frontline in the war against Isis

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon campaigns in Edinburgh before the EU referendum. She is now likely to call for another referendum on Scottish independence
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Theresa May's first job is to tackle Cameron's toxic Brexit legacy

Campaigners in the recent Spanish general election – the second in sixth months that failed to return a majority government
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Spanish politics is sending new shockwaves through Europe

Sanders was projected the winner shortly after the polls closed in New Hampshire
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The one thing that the supporters of Trump and Sanders have in common

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The one thing that the supporters of Trump and Sanders have in common

Sanders was projected the winner shortly after the polls closed in New Hampshire
Donald Trump gives a speech as he announces his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower
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Trump may be the populist billionaire who decides the US election

President Barack Obama speaking about the Paris climate agreement from the Cabinet Room of the White House. “We’ve transformed the United States into the global leader in fighting climate change,” he said
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Don't let national politics stand in the way of COP21 progress

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, left, speaks with, from left, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President Francois Hollande and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel during a meeting of eurozone heads of state at the EU Counci
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Greece debt crisis: While Europe has avoided Grexit, the Greek economy

President Barack Obama listen as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington
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Ukraine crisis: If the Merkel-Hollande peace initiative fails, what

President Barack Obama listen as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington
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Ukraine crisis: If the Merkel-Hollande peace initiative fails, what

Ed Miliband
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Now the economy is finally recovering, 2015 could well be the year of

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the end of their news conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 12, 2014.
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The global climate change deal we've been waiting for may arrive in

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As the last British troops leave Afghanistan, can its government bring

Ukrainian soldiers near the city of Slaviansk as fighting continued in eastern Ukraine
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Why do politicians continue to use faulty historical analogy?

Hillary Clinton has proved a master of PR with a series of impromptu winning moves
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Who will take on Hilary Clinton in 2016 – and how will they beat

Military Tam O Shanter caps belonging to soldiers of The 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland are placed on the wall of Loos British Cemetery
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A century after WW1, there is little danger of history repeating

A member of the Kurdish security forces takes up position with his weapon while guarding an oil refinery, on the outskirts of Mosul
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Isis doesn't just threaten Iraq or Syria, but the entire Western world

Alex Salmond and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon present the White Paper for Scottish independence in November 2013 in Glasgow
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Scottish independence would lessen Britain's influence on world stage

Riot police use water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters as they try to march to a courthouse in Silivri
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Five years on from the financial crisis, will political instability

Barack Obama talks to reporters about the fiscal cliff
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The 'fiscal cliff' battle underlines why foreign affairs, not domestic

A protester flashes a victory sign during an anti-government rally in Bahrain
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Bahrain on high alert ahead of Grand Prix

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Bahrain on high alert ahead of Grand Prix

A protester flashes a victory sign during an anti-government rally in Bahrain
Middle East

Bahrain set for fresh protests on revolt anniversary

Middle East

Bahrain: Rights investigators close office to public

Middle East

UAE urged to freeze cash transfers by fallen rulers

Africa

Egyptian army delivers ultimatum to Tahrir protesters

Africa

Egyptian army delivers ultimatum to Tahrir protesters

Middle East

Iran says Gaza aid delegation to go on Lebanon ship

World Politics

Iran 'to go ahead' with Turkey atom fuel swap

Middle East

Iran threatens airline ban over 'Arabian' Gulf

Middle East

Saudi Arabia opens its first women-only hotel

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Saudi gang-rape victim pardoned after outcry

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