Keir Starmer is out after a short tenure as prime minister during which he failed to connect with voters and much of Britain’s media. As Andy Burnham prepares to become the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, can he navigate a media landscape transformed by Brexit and the rise of Reform UK?
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Trump’s Iran deal, Israel’s meltdown
Trump says it’s a breakthrough. Israeli media call it a disaster.
Richard Gizbert and Meenakshi Ravi unpack the battle to define the Iran agreement as Washington sells diplomacy, Tel Aviv rails against betrayal, and Tehran keeps its guard up.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Sunday, June 14, 2026
The president, the billionaires and the news
As US President Donald Trump tries to end the US-Israel war with Iran, host a World Cup, and prepare for midterm elections, he has also deepened the battle lines between himself and the US media.
In the week that Trump walked out of an interview with NBC, he also openly speculated about how a change of ownership at CNN might affect its coverage. At CBS, turmoil at the flagship current affairs show, 60 Minutes, is a sign of the pressure journalists are under from billionaire media owners.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Lebanon and Israel’s perpetual war machine
The impasse in the US-Israel war on Iran has turned Lebanon into the conflict’s most active front. Israeli forces are entrenched in the country’s south, a de facto occupation, and have reduced entire neighbourhoods to rubble. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump seeks to preserve delicate negotiations with Iran, but, as Israeli support for the war continues to grow, Lebanon remains a key point of contention.
Monday, June 8, 2026
FIFA wanted football, not politics — but the 2026 World Cup is both
FIFA President Gianni Infantino frequently touts keeping politics out of sports. But is that even possible? The reality is that football and politics have always been deeply connected.
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