Just because the old order that the US-led West dominated is palpably fading, as recent events show, that doesn’t mean they can’t be part of the new emerging one. news.ae/4b8tCCT | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National

#Opinion: The West led the old world order. Now, it should join the emerging one "Is this the way US hegemony ends, to paraphrase TS Eliot, not with a bang, but a long drawn-out whimper?" Read more from Sholto Byrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

Europe badly needs immigrants. Its leaders need to stop pretending otherwise. news.ae/45IzgKJ | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National

Biden's physical and mental decline is the issue, not his age. news.ae/4bzVlN0 | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National

US President Joe Biden's physical and mental decline is the issue, not his age #Opinion | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

The traditional mischief from Private Eye….

The democracies in South and East Asia aren't perfect, but they have some lessons for those in Europe and North America. news.ae/3W2WkQb | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National

South-East Asia is on the path to become a single market. The world should take note of it. bit.ly/46aPMmY | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National

The UK can learn from countries like Malaysia and Singapore, both multiethnic, multifaith former colonies that suffered devastating race riots, writes Sholto Byrnes #Opinion | Sholto Byrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

According to columnist Sholto Byrnes, the UK must address the deep divisions and rising Islamophobia that have been stoked by politicians on both the left and right for years in order to overcome the racist violence thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

Across the world, politicians have realised that the big tech companies are either unwilling or unable to protect society, and that governments must now step in. news.ae/3SIJxkP | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National

Across the world, politicians have realised that the big tech companies are either unwilling or unable to protect society, and that governments must now step in #Opinion | Sholto Byrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

Banning extremists is one thing but ending the cycle of dissolving popular parties would be good for the country. Opinion | Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via @thenationalnews thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's call for understanding and fellowship between Muslim and Jewish communities could not be more relevant today. The video's not perfect. It's worth your time. Ami Dar Tanya Gold David Patrikarakos youtu.be/nw5Kp_MIl4Y?si…

While both Trump and Harris appear to have similar trade policies, they couldn't be further apart on how to deal with China. thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen… Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via @thenationalnews

There are many reasons why most countries don’t tax education, and the UK may be about to find out one of them. thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen… Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National

Some observers who don’t wish a bloc centered around Russia, China, Asean and the Brics to succeed may point to the territorial and maritime disputes in the region. But Mr Anwar had an answer to that. Sholto Byrnes Sholto Byrnes via The National thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

There’s a certain kind of person—usually a man—who basically thinks war is cool. He’s never been in one, of course, but he reads lots of military histories, watches war movies and identifies with the heroes, and when a war starts anywhere in the world, he treats it like a

One solution to over-tourism is for would-be visitors to delve more deeply into the region they’re intending to go to. It couldn’t be easier nowadays to find out that there is far more to Thailand than Phuket, for example. Sholto Byrnes @sholtobyrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

#Opinion: What Bali teaches us about 'overtourism' "One solution to over-tourism is for would-be visitors to delve a little more deeply into the region they’re intending to go to" Read more from Sholto Byrnes thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…