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    How special is the UK’s relationship with the USA?

    Our associations with the US are indeed vital. They are associations of kith, kin and shared values. But our interests have often diverged, not least today with Washington's wrong-headed belief we should be closer to the EU

    by John Redwood MP - 28 December 2014
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    Is the West worth saving?

    Let the enemies of the West do their worst: one day soon, the lion will roar and the eagle will soar. Wishful thinking? Just remember that the greatest achievements of the West have often emerged from periods of chaos. It ain't over yet

    by Daniel Johnson - 27 December 2014
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    Euro disaster rolls on, as the "stupid club" expands

    The euro is the stupidest idea in international political economy since the end of the Cold War. It has proved immensly destructive. Yet Europe's political elites doggedly refuse to face reality, and the "stupid club" continues to expand

    by the commentator - 27 December 2014
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    U.S. would be foolish to wage cyber war with N. Korea

    The Obama administration needs an integrated strategy for dealing with North Korea, not a spasmodic response that has no more upside than us being able to boast, “We got you back!”. The fact is, we don't know enough about the regime we're dealing with

    by Michael Auslin - 26 December 2014
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    Pope Francis effect: Christians should not fear change

    Critics of Pope Francis call him a liberal, a moderniser and a reformer. But those who object to the direction of the Catholic Church are forgetting there was one person who did all these things and more, a very long time ago, and his name was Jesus Christ, writes Clare George-Hilley

    by Clare George-Hilley - 26 December 2014
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    Whatever happened to the international Jewish conspiracy?

    Given the vast conspiracy theories about Jews in the Muslim world -- many of which have spread to Europe -- it is amazing what Israel is not blamed for these days. Imagine a world in which the UN and the international community actually looked at the world without obsessing about Israel/Palestine?

    by Michael Curtis - 26 December 2014
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    Italy: the new far-Right

    The far-Right in Italy is starting to mount a serious challenge. It is smarter than it used to be, modelled on Marine Le Pen’s Front National, offering a softer, more approachable platform. They're right on one thing. They want out of the euro

    by Tim Hedges - 26 December 2014
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    Spare a Christmas prayer for the suffering MidEast Christians

    This Christmas, spare a prayer for the persecuted Christians of the Middle East, oppressed and terrified as never before. They need to know that our thoughts are with them

    by Nick Gray - 25 December 2014
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    Islam, asylum, immigration and Western security

    Even basic violations of visa policy would see immigration authorities adopt a tougher, generalised stance against citizens of the offending country. But where Islamic immigration is concerned, even the threat of terrorism won't make Western countries think twice

    by Vincent Cooper - 24 December 2014
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    ONS deficit: reform the blue of the EU to get out of the red

    The latest ONS figures prove that, if nothing else, Britain can ill afford to head into the New Year with the same old narrow attitude towards trade through only the eyes of the EU, says Tim Focas

    by Tim Focas - 24 December 2014

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