Democracy in the UK?
The unelected House of Lords has defended popular sovereignty in its vote on the Brexit bill. Gavekal Dragonomics' Anatole Kaletsky thinks requiring parliamentary approval could reopen the debate on Britain's EU membership.
Iran’s mass ballistic missile and drone attack on Israel last week raised anew the specter of a widening Middle East war that draws in Iran and its proxies, as well as Western countries like the United States. The urgent need to defuse tensions – starting by ending Israel’s war in Gaza and pursuing a lasting political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – is obvious, but can it be done?