Thomas L. Friedman

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Why Biden may still prove right in Afghanistan

It appears that the new Taliban are proving to be a learning, more political organisation

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the situation in Afghanistan in the East Room of the White House on August 16, 2021 in Washington, DC.

How Kamala Harris can make a bigger impact

Democrats should provide an alternative to populism by reigniting their rural base

Kamala Harris, US Vice-president elect

US Elections 2020: There was no moral wave

Joe Biden may be in the lead but these elections have shown that Trumpism is not over

Americans participate in a march to "Count Every Vote, Protect Every Person" on the day after the US Presidential Election in Seattle, Washington on November 4, 2020

Why Donald Trump couldn’t the handle coronavirus crisis

COVID-19 was supposed to be China’s Chernobyl. It’s ended up looking like West’s Waterloo

Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 14, 2020

Trump is the worst kind of leader in a pandemic

Americans must vote against him. Lives and livelihoods depend on it

US President Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spent three days hospitalised for coronavirus.

COVID-19: Is Sweden doing it right?

Nations may have to gradually cultivate herd immunity while protecting the most vulnerable

People relax in the sun, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Malmo, Sweden earlier this month

Post COVID-19: Will America get a unity government?

Under Biden, both Democrats and Republicans can be part of a joint cabinet

If Biden seizes the moment to produce a national unity government, US might actually come out of the COVID-19 crisis stronger

How Iran is crushing freedom in Mideast

Tehran cannot go about suppressing popular movements in the region

Social movements in the region are authentic and inspiring, but their chances of taking power remain remote

A case for president Bloomberg

Democrats need a candidate who can project strength and Bloomberg fits the bill

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference at a gun control advocacy event in Las Vegas. Bloomberg has opened door to a potential presidential run, saying the Democratic field 'not well positioned' to defeat Trump

Daesh story doesn’t end with killing of Al Baghdadi

America must focus on safeguarding the real islands of decency in the Middle East

Al Baghdadi blew himself up to avoid being captured in Syria

Saudi Crown Prince on anti-corruption drive

The majority of the royal family stands behind the drive and has pledged allegiance to Mohammad’s reforms

Ramachandra Babu/©Gulf News

Stampeding black elephants

Protected forests, marine sanctuaries and national parks are not zoos, not just places to see nature. “They are the basic life support systems”

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