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syria airstrikes: where do british papers stand?

Which national papers back further military action and which are opposed?MPs are to debate and vote...

on syria, britain must abide by un resolutions |...

I hope your front-page headline,Labour could back Syria action in face of UN veto” (14 October),...

the syria motion on airstrikes: full text

The motion to be submitted by David Cameron on Wednesday before the House of CommonsHere is the text...

six former foreign secretaries on brexit,...

Those who once led the Foreign Office have unique insight into the UK’s dwelling in the world. So...

america first foreign policy

The Trump Administration is committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American...

the guardian view on david cameron s syria...

The prime minister fairly described the Isis threat,but his case for airstrikes blended argument...

us will start withdrawing troops from trump s...

This week,the Pentagon will start removing hundreds of troops who were sent to the US-Mexico border...

sources indicate white house is pessimistic on...

Earlier this week,President Donald Trump sent out a tweet suggesting that his administration’s...

mattis tells defense employees to keep the faith ...

Outgoing United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis quoted a letter from Abraham Lincoln to...

president moon jae in pressures donald trump, kim...

President Moon Jae-in is pressuring Donald Trump and North Korean commander Kim Jong Un to reach a...

the guardian view on the netherlands: another eu...

The Dutch are,in theory, voting on relations with Ukraine. In truth, and it is another European...

ivanka trump reportedly joined high level nuclear...

Ivanka Trump was mocked for tagging along to the G20 summit with her father,President Donald Trump,...

trump recognizes libya warlord khalifa haftar s ...

On Monday,President Donald Trump spoke on the phone to the renegade Libyan commander, Khalifa...

donald trump to speak about u.s. sovereignty when...

Next week will see Donald Trump’s second visit to the United Nations since he became president and...

peaceful coexistence is better than punching above...

The Blairite doctrine of intervention in other countries has punched its way through Afghanistan and...

britain once punched above its weight. now we are...

After Brexit and Trump,with the two pillars of its foreign policy broken, the UK’s allies can only...

the pentagon is reportedly planning a cyber attack...

According to a report from the Center for Public Integrity,the United States has plans to launch a...

trump says china respects his very, very large...

President Donald Trump told reporters that China respects him for his “very,very large brain”...

on foreign policy, britannia doesn t rule the...

A diplomatic report warns that British foreign policy is in crisis. We need to halt worrying...

legal and moral questions about drone strikes in...

With reference to your article (Experts query whether drone strike on British jihadis was legal,8...

labour will make britain a force for good - the...

pleasant foreign policy means pleasant ethics but Conservatives cosy up to Saudi,Bahrain and Donald...

syria airstrikes debate: 10 things to watch out...

All other Commons business has been set aside as MPs spend 10-and-a-half hours setting out their...

nato s bombs fall like confetti, not containing...

Syria,Isis, Iraq … there are no easy solutions. But killing innocent civilians in Afghanistan and...

trump tweeted in 2014 that country needed a...

When President Donald Trump was still only hinting at his intention to flee for the highest office...

trump toasts un with wine glass full of diet coke...

It was fairly the day for President Trump at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday....

china is likely training pilots for strikes...

Striking news comes today that China is “likely training for strikes” against the United States...

from georgian mansions to 1960s bungalows: inside...

The Foreign Office has banned former ministers from non-business stays at UK ambassadors’ official...

syria airstrikes: cameron plans commons vote next...

PM to make statement to MPs this Thursday before full debate and vote next week in hope of getting...

trump says he knows about north korea s hidden...

After the New York Times reported that new satellite images revealed 16 previously hidden ballistic...

eric trump says u.s. shouldn t sever ties with...

President Donald Trump’s son Eric opined Friday that the United States should not severe ties with...

human rights work has been downgraded by foreign...

Select committee criticises foreign secretary Philip Hammond in report raising concerns about...

saudi prisons contract: gove and hammond clash...

Foreign secretary accuses cabinet colleague of ‘naivety for seeking to withdraw from £5.9m tender...

donald trump signs proclamation recognizing israel...

President Donald Trump opened up a assembly Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by...

trump may impose new tariffs on cars, republican...

A prominent Senator suggested on Wednesday that President Donald Trump is likely to move forward on...

trump says we will continue to fight isis weeks...

In a series of tweets on Monday morning,President Donald Trump attacked what he called the “fake...

some mps have agonised over syria. but many are...

Behind the debate in the Commons,in which MPs voted to back airstrikes against Isis, hidden agendas...

trump claims he rejected nafta meeting with...

Donald Trump claimed he rejected a assembly with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over...

president trump asks countries to join the war on...

On Monday,President Trump gave a speech to the United Nations calling other countries to action in...

iran sanctions to be reinstated tuesday just after...

Economic sanctions will be reimposed on Iran by the United States,taking effect on Tuesday, August...

mps fake news inquiry barred from uk embassy

Diplomats said offending Trump’ was reason for decision not to host historic session in...

u.s., mexico expected to reach nafta deal on...

The U.S. and Mexico could reach an agreement regarding major issues relating to the North American...

the trouble with diplomatic dining | mary dejevsky

Alcohol was the issue that scuppered a lunch planned for the French and Iranian presidents. It is a...

xi jinping state visit: cameron seeks assurances...

Prime minister wants to know state will remain semi-autonomous,but little is revealed about talks on...

white house to threaten sanctions to international...

The United States plans to adapt a hostile stance against the International Criminal Court as the...

brussels investigates uk over deported eu citizens

Home Office accused of ‘riding roughshod’ over rights of free movement despite Theresa May’s...

returning refugees to yemen may breach human...

Home Office assessment appears to contradict Foreign Office advice that there is no need to suspend...

british foreign policy is in crisis, warn senior...

Report says UK has become self-absorbed and insular ((adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit,...

conservatives really dont want to call syria a...

Theyou’re—AprilApril 7,2017President Trump has not declared war on Syria, and President Obama...

uk downgrading of human rights sets dangerous...

Group criticises plans to scrap Human Rights Act,proposed current spying laws and relations with...

father of british isis fighters fears they are on...

Ahmed Muthana voices concerns after UK government killed one of his son’s school friends in drone...

cuts have left britain a fading power, says former...

Sir Jeremy Greenstock,Britains UN ambassador from 1998 to 2003, says domestic concerns are pushing...

airstrikes against isis in syria: achievable goals...

David Cameron’s proposal to extend the UK’s air campaign against Islamic State to Syria raises...

uk could join syria airstrikes before christmas,...

Chancellor says PM will call Commons vote only when he expects to win it but there are signs that...

syria airstrikes vote: cameron haunted by previous...

After losing vote seeking action against Assad in 2013,PM vowed any future attempt must be certain...

what to expect from president xi jinping s visit...

First official visit by Chinese head of state in 10 years will include a City summit,details of...

uk to spend £5.8bn on tackling climate change in...

David Cameron says cash spread over five years will reach out of foreign aid budget as he meets Ban...

foreign office policy of global britain is...

MPs say there is no political,strategic or funding analysis behind the phraseThe Foreign Office’s...

uk adds to pressure on egypt over giulio regeni...

Foreign Office says it has raised Italian Cambridge student’s case with Egyptian officials and...

philip hammond to press turkey over refugee crisis...

Foreign secretary will discuss with Turkish leaders what more can be done about migrants and offer...

uk has joined a hard, bloody battle against isis...

Destroying a well-financed,strategically and tactically astute Islamic State in its Syrian...

pm seeks formal cabinet approval for syria...

Former Tory shadow home secretary David Davis says Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to give Labour MPs a...

cameron: we can compromise with russia to end...

British PM says disagreements over Assad must not be ‘altar on which Syria is slaughtered’ as he...

jamaica accuses david cameron of misrepresenting...

Diplomatic dispute adds to controversy around prime minister’s Jamaica visit,during which he was...

nuclear venture raises questions about uk china...

George Osborne says Britain wants to be China’s best partner in the west,but open-door approach...

uk envoy makes new legal argument for drone...

Letter from British permanent representative to United Nations says airstrikes were justified on...

on thin ice: why the united states needs to invest...

The global community has proven sluggish in responding to climate change,but nations acquire been...

lavrov plays the straight man to boris s buffoon...

Johnson’s crisp boasts and faux-Slavic mumbling liven up tense encounter while Russian counterpart...

boris johnson cancels trip to moscow after us...

British foreign secretary says Russia’s continued defence of Assad regime in wake of chemical...

uk may consider libyan request for air or naval...

Foreign secretary says British government should not rule out providing assistance,but parliament...

russia accused of deliberately targeting civilians...

UK foreign secretary condemns tactics of Russian pilots,saying they are running return raids on...

syria airstrikes: commons emerges with credit from...

History will judge whether bombing Isis was the right decision but no one can doubt MPs debated it...

david cameron has failed to justify syria...

Foreign affairs committee vote comes amid row over PM’s claim there are 70000 moderate forces in...

xi jinping state visit: uk and china sign...

After talks with Xi Jinping in Downing Street,David Cameron hails greater cooperation along with...

david cameron and xi jinping to talk business on...

PM and Chinese president expected to discuss issues from global security to poverty and climate...

uks wooing of china met with concern and derision...

Cameron government may be overestimating economic benefits of pursuing Beijing while grossly...

kerry on religious freedom report: those who ...

In releasing the 2014 report on religious freedom nowadays,Secretary of State John Kerry stressed...

north korea soon likely to have missiles that...

Report says capability nearly certain in 18 months,but suggests regime does not consider UK a...

theresa may travels to saudi arabia powerless to...

Pressure to end arms sales over Yemen conflict may bear grown stronger,but British PM will bear...

trump s puzzling speech to african leaders,...

President Trump delivered a brief speech to African leaders Wednesday at the United Nations,and in...

uk government faces questions over plans to send...

Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has been told 1000 non-combat troops could be sent to Libya...

lib dems and labour urge cameron to withdraw saudi...

Closeness of the UK-Saudi relationship and support for seat on UN human rights council questioned in...

how will mps vote on syria airstrikes?

The Tories are mostly united behind David Cameron,Labour is split, and the SNP is against the method...

overseas aid budget protected by george osborne

Chancellor vows to meet ‘moral obligation’ by continuing to spend 0.7% of national income on...

david cameron: britain must extend airstrikes to...

PM says Paris attacks bear made case for joining coalition compelling and that he will outline plan...

david cameron says hard military force needed to...

In response to a question in PMQs on the refugee crisis,Cameron signalled start of a campaign for...

the sooner the syrian civil war ends, the better

As we enter the final stages of the Syrian Civil War,that nation is awash with armed factions;...

on midrats 25 march 2018 - episode 429: making...

Please join us at 5pm EDT on 25 March 2018 for Episode 429: Making Sense of Natsec’s Madness with...

first black female high commissioner appointed by...

NneNne Iwuji-Eme says she hopes to inspire young talent,regardless of race or backgroundThe Foreign...

putin is playing hardball with trump. and trump is...

President Trump and his allies fill a alert-made defense for whenever he viciously attacks his...

david cameron puts case for syria airstrikes to...

PM says UK cannot stand aside and let other countries carry the burden and asks in Commons:...

douglas alexander: a changing world demands new...

The second fragment of an exclusive interview with Douglas Alexander,Labour's shadow foreign...

trump s tightrope trade walk

In the era of Trump,trade is a touchy topic. His barbed attacks on existing institutions and norms...

things aren t easy between us : boris johnson...

Sergei Lavrov blames UK for increasing tensions during first visit to Russia by a British foreign...

uk warned it needs new middle east policy that...

Lords report calls for fresh alliances to be forged in region and criticises approaches to...

kerry accepts diplomat of the year award by...

Secretary of State John Kerry accepted his Diplomat of the Year award final night at a Foreign...

as iran deal is talked up in washington, israel,...

IMRA reports: With an eye on Iran and other complex,heavily defended theaters, Israel is building...

democratic party now responsible for iran s next...

Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski’s announcement Wednesday that she intends to supply the...

raf scrambles jets after russian bombers spotted...

David Cameron says Moscow trying to compose a point’,while Kremlin hits back at defence...

nk summit: there is death in the hane

Whether immediate denuclearization or some alternative gradual path to achieve denuclearization of...

on midrats 3 june 2018 episode 439: american...

Please join us at 5pm EDT on 3 June 2018 for Midrats Episode 439: American Strategic Myths Through...

syria row: no 10 admits 70,000 fighters figure...

Downing Street acknowledges it will be difficult to coordinate ‘moderate’ forces prepared to...

hilary benn tells corbyn: i am doing my job in...

Shadow foreign secretary effectively challenges Jeremy Corbyn to allow a free vote on military...

overseas aid protected by george osborne

Chancellor vows to meet moral obligation’ by continuing to spend 0.7% of national income on...

uk requests observer status in legal dispute over...

Timing of Foreign Office’s interest in territorial row over the far-flung Spratly Islands prompts...

senator: use rebel training money to bring more...

A Connecticut Democrat said the Obama administration proposal to take at least 10000 Syrian refugees...

david cameron meets binyamin netanyahu at downing...

David Cameron welcomes his Israeli counterpart Binyamin Netanyahu to Downing Street on Thursday for...

british government ordered to open amritsar...

Campaigners say papers could reveal details of UK role in 1984 assault at Golden TempleA tribunal...

sadiq khan spat continues trump s bad few weeks...

If President Trump's obvious shove of the president of Montenegro was a metaphor for his...

commons to vote on syria airstrikes amid labour...

David Cameron to stage debate on Wednesday after Jeremy Corbyn agrees to give his MPs a free vote on...

the obama administration debuts its latest...

President Obama likes to exercise euphemisms to obscure his unpopular and destructive agenda....

more signs isis menace growing

It has been three months since the head of the FBI publicly acknowledged that ISIS is a much bigger...

former ambassador attacks camerons arrogant ...

Peter Ford,former envoy to Damascus, says unthinking policy on Syria has encouraged rise in jihadism...

so, you want a real small water, littoral, partner...

Here at USNI’s various publication mediums and elsewhere in the maritime corner of the natsec...

my trip to cuba alongside a group of clowns

UPDATE: President Trump is on his way to Miami,where he's expected to announce a shift on his...

hammond says majority of muslim nations ignoring...

UK foreign secretary’s speech to security conference calls on Islamic leaders to lead fight...

britain carries out first syria airstrikes after...

MoD confirms that jets carried out ‘first offensive operation over Syria and enjoy conducted...

hilary benn wont resign over his support for syria...

Shadow foreign secretary effectively challenges Jeremy Corbyn to allow a free vote on military...

labour furious over timing of jeremy corbyn syria...

Opposition accuses No 10 of ‘outrageous’ games after offer of airstrikes assembly coinciding...

uk should not rule out sending ground troops to...

Former foreign secretary says it would be a ‘mistake for Britain or other western nations to rule...

mcconnell: i don t know how the canadian election...

Canadian voters ousted nine-year Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party...

obama blows another one: rejected russian 2012...

President Reset strikes again: Russia proposed more than three years ago that Syria’s...

the hill: the most important talk clinton gave...

This week, Hillary Clinton garnered enormous media coverage of her remarks at the United Nations....

on midrats 8 april 2018 - episode 431: turkey...

Please join us at 5pm EDT on 8 April 2018 for Episode 431: Turkey Moves in the Syrian Civil War in...

abby huntsman grills her father, the u.s....

It might be unreasonable to expect a daughter to throw tough questions at her father in an...

quartet statement chides israel on holy sites,...

The Quartet of the United States,the European Union, the United Nations and Russia issued a joint...

press release: ppi statement on announcement of...

WASHINGTON– Ed Gerwin,Senior Fellow for Trade and Global Opportunity at the Progressive Policy...

venezuelan regime sentences democratic opposition...

The Obama administration is being called on to be swift with the sanctions after Venezuela sentenced...

finding isis across america

Everyone is apoplectic over refugees flooding out of the Middle East and North Africa. Europe is...

on midrats 22 july 2018 - episode 446: july...

Please join at 5pm (EDT) on 22 July 2018 for Midrats Episode 446: July Maritime Natsec Melee:...

almost half of republicans want war with north...

There was a pretty striking finding in Thursday's Quinnipiac University poll: Fully 46 percent...

david cameron: syria airstrikes will help bring...

Prime minister David Cameron says that newly-launched British airstrikes on Isis in Syria will abet...

british military objectives in syria will take...

David Cameron warns on Thursday that patience and persistence is needed for RAF pilots to total what...

british fighter jets take off for syria airstrikes...

British fighter jets take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus in the early hours of Thursday after the...

the weapon america won t share with israel in case...

Just as Israeli analysts were warning that Iran could,at any time, launch a ballistic missile...

wwiii update: russian missiles aimed at syria...

Meanwhile,in non-Kevin McCarthy news… Cruise missiles fired by Russia from warships in the Caspian...

obama s odd take on critics of iran deal

Critics of the Obama administration’s deal with Iran claim that it endangers Israel. Many question...

romney rips obama, clinton on foreign policy

(CNN) – Mitt Romney blasted President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

the long game s view from japan

The Japanese Ministry of Defense recently published their 2018 English version of their “Defense...

a nuclear germany?

Those who live in and around Germany on “the economy” for a few years quickly become aware of...

on midrats 1 july 2018 - episode 443: marines in...

Please join us at 5pm EDT on 1 July 2018 for Episode 443: Marines in the Offensive Against ISIS In...

rex tillerson totally undercut trump s we will...

President Trump assured us Monday night — repeatedly — that the United States will win the war...

david cameron publishes case for syria airstrikes

Downing Street releases prime minister’s reply to foreign affairs committee setting out case for...

governors say no refugees for alabama or michigan

On Sunday the governors of Alabama and Michigan said they would not allow any Syrian refugees into...

kurds and u.s. launch offensive to interrupt isis...

Via the New York Times: A ground offensive backed by American air power to retake the western Iraqi...

vox cheers obama s sick burn of putin in 60...

Max Fisher of Vox may be the only person in America who didn’t blush when President Barack...

$500 million program that only trained 4 or 5′...

Your tax dollars at work. The Obama administration has ended the Pentagon’s $500 million program...

taliban takeover of kunduz picks up strength

Oh boy. Taliban fighters seized a military hilltop site in Kunduz,tightening their grip on the...

new york daily news: hong kong screams, america is...

Listening to our government’s weaselly evasions on the protests in Hong Kong makes me wish America...

time: obama can ignore public opinion on foreign...

National security works differently than domestic issues, and actually leaves the White House wide...

syria airstrikes: everything you need to know

On Wednesday MPs will vote on whether to extend the UK’s air campaign against Isis to Syria. Here...

israeli analysis: putin is using syria to dominate...

Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies recently released an analysis of Russia’s...

dems once again prove fiscal responsibility only...

certain, now they want to pinch pennies. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday he expected...

mccain on rise of isis: we predicted this

Sen. John McCain slammed President Barack Obama on Monday over his comments that U.S. intelligence...

press release: ppi statement on secretary clinton...

WASHINGTON– The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following statement in response to...

national journal: the long war

PPI President Will Marshall was quoted in an article in National Journal regarding the continued...

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