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Sholto Byrnes

@SholtoByrnes

Founder, Partner at Derwent Advisory.
East Asia Columnist, The National, Abu Dhabi.
Fellow, Erasmus Forum.
Ex Senior Fellow ISIS Malaysia, Fleet Street.

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The view from The National | Political solutions should be at the heart of regional security, not dangerous games of bluff.

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: Lee Hsien Loong’s time in office made Singapore a centre of globalisation

'The departing Prime Minister's belief in international co-operation is increasingly underappreciated,' writes Sholto Byrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

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Why did it take the deaths of western aid workers in Gaza for Joe Biden to act? The short answer seems to be: white lives matter. Palestinian lives? Well, not so much
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It isn't just ordinary South-East Asians who have a favourable view of China these days – American and European investors do, too

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It isn't just ordinary South-East Asians who have a favourable view of China these days – American and European investors do, too.

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How did Turkey's CHP pull off its massive upset? Low voter turn-out, likely due to AKP disenchantment; Islamist New Welfare stole AKP votes; & lack of opposition alliance curbed bickering & enabled CHP candidates to shine: The National Comment
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The view from The National | The deaths of seven World Central Kitchen staff shows there are no red lines for a military campaign that has discarded the rules and conventions of war.

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: We can't trust the US when it says ISIS alone was behind the Moscow attack

'Sample the many dubious claims Washington officials have made before, and it becomes obvious why,' writes Sholto Byrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

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The Global South needs leadership. Why not Indonesia and Malaysia? Arguably, Prabowo Subianto
and Anwar Ibrahim are already showing it - especially with Mr Anwar's devastating response on Gaza to Germany's Scholz
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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs on the TikTok ban bill: 'It's absurd... these congressmen, they're not very intelligent. They don't know anything about China... Who is most likely to spy on me, by the way? My own government, by far.'

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Basically, Hamas argues that everything that Israel did before 10/7 justifies 10/7. Israel then argues that because of what happened on 10/7, everything it does afterwards is justified. They’re not exactly the same, but they rely on a similar, maximalist logic—that the laws of…

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The whole Rwanda thing is a sick joke. But there is a remedy. Send the ghastly Jenrick there. On second thoughts, that wouldn't be fair on Rwandans.

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This article by Nicholas Kristof is desperately upsetting. Please read it. You ought to be upset
‘People Are Hoping That Israel Nukes Us So We Get Rid of This Pain’ nytimes.com/2024/03/09/opi…

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Keir Starmer’s failure of principle and command over Gaza has led to a resurgence in the British Left.

Mark Seddon: 👇
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Ten years after Malaysian Airlines flight 370 went missing, families deserve closure and the world needs to know the truth

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