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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 02/09/2026

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 06/08/2026

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 01/07/2026

In 1945 the Resistance invited ordinary French people to imagine their country’s future. A long-forgotten archive reveals their hopes and fears. mondediplo.com/2026/07/01ed...

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When France dared to dream

Subscribers // by Benoît Bréville (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, July 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 18/06/2026

Having accused five Chinese refineries of buying Iranian oil, the US Treasury on 24 April put them on its ever-growing list of sanctioned companies. On the face of it, routine enough. But this time it didn’t go according to plan. mondediplo.com/2026/06/01ed...

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When sanctions stop working

Open access // by Benoît Bréville (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, June 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 19/05/2026

Israel has occupied 1,000 square kilometres of its neighbours’ territory since 7 October 2023. As well as bombing campaigns and ground incursions into parts of Lebanon, it is also working to fracture neighbouring societies through strategic alliances. mondediplo.com/2026/05/07le...

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Is Lebanon at risk of tearing itself apart?

Subscribers // by Karim Emile Bitar (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 15/05/2026

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 14/05/2026

When the latest Israeli assault began, Nabil Nahas had only just completed the magnum opus that will form Lebanon’s national pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale of contemporary art, opening on 9 May.

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Lebanon: where civilisations met and merged

Subscribers // by Maya Jaggi (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 13/05/2026

The ancient city of Palmyra in the Syrian desert has frequently been ravaged by war. As new reconstruction plans take shape, the drive to rebuild it risks sidelining the needs of local people.

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At Palmyra, heritage comes before people

Subscribers // by Antoine Pecqueur (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 12/05/2026

Anthropic’s recent clash with the White House over the use of AI in military and surveillance technology signalled lofty principles. Yet it’s already embedded in the defence systems it claims to resist.

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Anthropic, Silicon Valley’s conscience?

Subscribers // by Félix Tréguer (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 11/05/2026

AI’s advocates talk up the technology as a force that could transform humanity. The Vatican does not see progress, but a troubling new creed.

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Vatican weighs in on AI

Subscribers // by Zako Sapey-Triomphe (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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❗ My latest article on strategic oil and gas reserves is in @mondediplo.com 👉 It explores their history, the power dynamics they reveal, and—in an energy-dependent Europe—the vital need for energy sobriety. 🗞️ Available on newsstands this May! mondediplo.com/2026/05

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May 2026

… the global energy shock; Iran war exposes a fragile energy system; United Nations rethinks its priorities; France called to account; Northern Ireland, are reunification talks on the table? Israel, f...

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 08/05/2026

In the porous borderlands between Pakistan and Afghanistan, sporadic clashes have escalated into sustained, low-intensity conflict over security interests. It’s not all-out war, but it’s highly volatile.

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Tensions rise between Islamabad and Kabul

Subscribers // by Zia Ur Rehman (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 06/05/2026

The city of Yiwu is small by Chinese standards, with fewer than 1.9 million inhabitants. But it is a global trade hub, home to the world’s largest wholesale market for small commodities. More than 80% of Christmas decorations are said to come from Yiwu. mondediplo.com/2026/05/08yiwu

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Made in China means made in Yiwu

Subscribers // by Maëlle Mariette (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 06/05/2026

The bombardment of Lebanon is part of a long-term strategy through which Israel seeks to weaken its adversaries. But Hizbullah also bears responsibility for the country’s ongoing fragility.

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Is Lebanon at risk of tearing itself apart?

Subscribers // by Karim Emile Bitar (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 05/05/2026

Zionist leaders long debated whether Palestinians might be induced to leave voluntarily or only by force. From the mid-1920s, as they bought up land and tensions grew, these ideas would harden.

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Israel: from eviction to ethnic cleansing

Subscribers // by Ilan Pappe (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 04/05/2026

The two key questions are: was France aware of a risk of genocide in Gaza? And if so, did it employ all means reasonably available to prevent it?

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France called to account

Subscribers // by Benjamin Fiorini (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 03/05/2026

Global energy markets were already under strain before the war in Iran: ever-rising demand for fossil fuels and a sluggish transition to renewables mean the whole system must now be rethought.

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The Iran war exposes a fragile energy system

Subscribers // by Michael T Klare (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 02/05/2026

With the US and China competing for development rights to two major tungsten deposits, Kazakhstan seems unlikely to escape the rentier capitalism model any time soon.

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Kazakhstan still relies on its ageing industrial giants

Subscribers // by Charles Perragin (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 30/04/2026

Global energy markets were already under strain before the war in Iran: ever-rising demand for fossil fuels and a sluggish transition to renewables mean the whole system must now be rethought.

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The Iran war exposes a fragile energy system

Subscribers // by Michael T Klare (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 29/04/2026

Even the drawdown of 400 million barrels of oil has barely contained price rises. For gas, there is as yet no globally coordinated system for emergencies.

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Global energy shock tests limits of oil reserves

Subscribers // by Eva Thiébaud (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 28/04/2026

On 7 April, Trump didn’t go through with his threat to obliterate Iran. But in the absence of any resistance, his words did their work.

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Just another day

Open access // by Benoît Bréville (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, May 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 28/04/2026

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 17/04/2026

Reform UK’s breakthrough confirms the political fragmentation of the last few decades. In 1997 Labour and the Conservatives together won 73.8% of the vote, compared to 65.1% in 2010 and just 57.4% in 2024.

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Nigel Farage’s long game

Subscribers // by Tristan de Bourbon-Parme (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 17/04/2026

After independence, Zimbabwe’s white minority lost its hold on land. Today, around Lake Kariba, dilapidated resorts still draw some nostalgic visitors, but who uses the lake is increasingly contested.

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Ghosts of the past by the shores of Lake Kariba

Subscribers // by Léa Kalaora (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 16/04/2026

While some of China’s pensioners have never had it so good, with youth unemployment rising, many young people are losing faith that the system can deliver good jobs and upward mobility.

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Dancers and riders: China’s winners and losers

Subscribers // by Renaud Lambert (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 16/04/2026

Kazakhstan’s vast mining and industrial complexes remain vital today, but output figures conceal hazardous working conditions and fragmented communities.

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Kazakhstan still relies on its ageing industrial giants

Subscribers // by Charles Perragin (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 15/04/2026

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s embrace of Blairism may prove his downfall. With the return of the left in prospect, Starmer – and the country – now await the outcome of the May local elections.

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Has the UK’s left found a new home?

Subscribers // by Owen Jones (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 15/04/2026

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 14/04/2026

Far-right extremists who are willing to use violence exert outsized influence in France, amplified by a media and political class that treat their actions as a sign of wider popular discontent.

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Anatomy of France’s far-right violence

Subscribers // by Laurent Bonelli (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 14/04/2026

An Israeli law, passed on Monday, makes the death penalty the default for Palestinians convicted ‘convicted of fatal attacks’ by Israeli military courts.

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Palestinian women: a history of resistance

Open access // by Hélène Servel & Asja Zaino (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, January 2025)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 13/04/2026

A month after fighting resumed, Israel’s strategy in Lebanon is becoming clear. The first step is to create a buffer zone between the Israeli border and the river Litani, entirely cleared of its population. The second step may be a full military invasion.

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Lebanon’s endless suffering continues

Subscribers // by Akram Belkaïd (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 13/04/2026

A year ago, Israelis were told the Iranian threat had been neutralised. So why are they once again united in war against a danger, real or imagined?

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Quiet please, we’re shooting

Subscribers // by Gideon Levy (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 12/04/2026

International law treats war as acceptable only when every other option is exhausted. Launching airstrikes while negotiations were still ongoing was bad faith, and disastrous for international relations.

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The new warmongers

Subscribers // by Anne-Cécile Robert (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 12/04/2026

The Yemeni population supports the Palestinians in Gaza, but is less willing to bear the consequences of military engagement alongside Iran, which some hold responsible for the Houthis’ rise.

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The Houthis’ waiting game

Subscribers // by Quentin Müller (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 10/04/2026

The only real alternative to a multilateral order is not a new equilibrium, but disorder and chaos. Spain’s prime minister sets out the case for renewing multilateralism.

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The fiction that moves the world forward, if we defend it

Open access // by Pedro Sánchez (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 09/04/2026

Whether in Iran or Ukraine, bellicosity remains largely the preserve of elites: war profiteers and media commentators who never take risks themselves – except that of overexposure in the television studio.

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Fierce optimism

Open access // by Benoît Bréville (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 01/04/2026

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 10/03/2026

‘Destiny’, a newly proposed special economic zone on the island of Nevis, seems to be related to a previous venture known as ‘Free Society’, which involved ‘purchasing sovereign land from a government to create the world’s first libertarian country’. mondediplo.com/outside-in/s...

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Crypto-colonialism in the Caribbean

by Victoria Jones & Henry McCabe (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, March 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 10/03/2026

In business, Saint-Exupéry's Little Prince figures as a little patron saint, a lucky charm, a brand of ethereal meekness, a guarantee of selflessness – and a driver of feel-good sales.

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The Little Prince and the marketing of innocence

Subscribers // by Evelyne Pieiller (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, March 2026)

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Le Monde diplomatique in English @mondediplo.com · 09/03/2026

China aims to have 70,000km of high-speed rail by 2035 as regions compete for their own line, yet with capacity already exceeding demand, this huge state-run project could yet prove a risky gamble.

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China’s high-speed rail project taps the brakes

Subscribers // by Arsène Ruhlmann (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, March 2026)

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