The haunting spectre of another Lebanese civil war
WEB3 days ago · By Sebastian Shehadi. It is a condition of life in Lebanon that unresolved political tensions, simmering perennially beneath the surface, need only a small spark to erupt. The events of 13 April 1975, seen as the start of the brutal Lebanese Civil War, was one such spark. It destroyed the country in the following 15 years and haunting it ever ...
Trump or Harris, who will win? The New Statesman's US ...
WEB4 days ago · Welcome to the New Statesman’s election forecast for the 2024 US election. Our model will provide near daily projections of vote share estimates for each US state using a variety of poll and demographic data. For much of 2024, Joe Biden lagged behind Trump in the polls. Trump unusually found himself ahead of the incumbent - and the …
Is Rachel Reeves facing a Liz Truss moment? - New Statesman
WEB3 days ago · Two years later, Rachel Reeves is expected to announce changes to the fiscal rules that could allow for up to £60bn in extra borrowing to fund investment. On Wednesday the chief UK economist at Citi, Ben Nabarro, warned that tens of billions of new debt issuance could lead to a “buyers’ strike” – a collapse in prices that could have ...
Putin stares down the West - New Statesman
WEB5 days ago · International. 9 October 2024. Putin stares down the West. With Russia’s war economy roaring, the balance of power is shifting in the Kremlin’s favour. By Wolfgang Münchau. Illustration by Rob Dobi. The big development in the Russia-Ukraine war is not the latest US aid package, or Ukraine’s audacious incursion into the Kursk region of ...
The final reckoning: Israel vs Iran - New Statesman
WEB5 days ago · The former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett made this connection even more explicit. In an interview with CNN on 2 October, Bennett, who retains considerable popularity in Israel, described Hamas and Hezbollah as the two arms used by Iran to “defend itself” against Israel. Now, the two arms were temporarily paralysed.
100 days that shook Labour - New Statesman
WEB5 days ago · On 12 October, Labour will be out campaigning, marking 100 days in office; activists and MPs may not find their reception on that day entirely friendly. All Budgets matter. But even after the necessary and brutal reshaping in No 10, seldom in Labour Party history has a Budget mattered as much as this one will.
Will Netanyahu upend the global economy? - New Statesman
WEB5 days ago · It is not only Iran that may end up paying, however; the shape of Israel’s response could have profound implications for the global economy. On 3 October, Joe Biden told journalists in the US that he had been “discussing” the possibility of strikes on Iran’s oil infrastructure with Netanyahu. Crude oil prices rose sharply in response.