September: the longer view ↗
The month's archives. - 2026/09 / perspective
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UK sanctions: Israel can rest easy ↗
On 8 September, as part of a joint initiative involving twelve countries, the UK foreign secretary made a statement to the House of Commons announcing new sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Most notably, Ed Miliband condemned the ‘ethnic
Somaliland in the Great Game ↗
The small self-proclaimed state of Somaliland is aiming to become a regional player: it is now an ally of Israel and has commercial and security agreements in the Gulf. Now it's hoping for US support. - 2026/09 / article, 2026/09 Somaliland
The search for an alternative to the dollar is on ↗
The dollar gives America huge power, but the international monetary system built around it is sliding into chaos, as recent US support for the yen shows. Yet replacing the dollar brings risks of its own. - 2026/09 / article
Donald Trump's red scare ↗
The US left is making gains. With elections looming and his ratings tanking, Trump has revived the old communist spectre – and recast the left as a terrorist threat. - 2026/09 / article
Macron, worst ever president? ↗
Emmanuel Macron leaves the Élysée in eight months. And, in keeping with the political journalism tradition whereby last-minute criticism apparently makes up for a decade of deference, the brickbats are coming thick and fast. The Economist, having once regarded
Somaliland at the centre of regional geopolitics ↗
- Africa / Map, 2026/09 Somaliland
New alliances replace old certainties ↗
Binyamin Netanyahu has vowed to ‘change the face of the Middle East'. But the war with Iran has created a situation that no single power can control. - 2026/09 / article