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Competitive instincts: The US and China, together responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, must cooperate to reduce them – but traditional US diplomacy isn’t working on a China intent to be seen to make changes on its own terms. (Jimmy Beunardeau/Hans Lucas)
ANTONY BLINKEN

The next big global race is the race for green tech

The great powers such as US and China will compete to be first with climate targets, but climate crises will spur their populations to demand change too

  • John Kampfner
6 min read

Commonwealth reaches a ‘Beijing consensus’ on rights

The death knell of the Common­wealth has been sounded for as long as there have been summits.

  • John Kampfner
5 min read
JOHN KAMPFNER

Take care over caution

In 2002 I made a series of films on the Israel-Palestine conflict. In the first episode the crew followed commando units into Palestinian territory.

  • John Kampfner
7 min read