Andy Burnham’s growing stature has fuelled hopes of a Labour revival – but ALAN SIMPSON warns that Britain’s crisis runs far deeper than just its leadership and traces its roots to decades of financialised capitalism
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China seeks equilibrium in global governance
DONG XUE examines the Global Security Initiative, China’s proposal for building a lasting world peace
GROUNDBREAKING: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud exchanged copies of the signed joint statement on the restoration of diplomatic relations, with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in the background, April 6 2023
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Editor BEN CHACKO looks at the invaluable contribution the paper makes, and the headwinds it has to struggle against to get by, following the Morning Star’s 80th AGM this month
Recent violence in Belfast was not spontaneous — it was built on years of failure and political neglect, argues STIOFAN O NUALLAIN
The nationalisation move to Great British Railways (GBR) must be about more than just changing the livery, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST
Activists will urge MPs to protect the five-year settlement route and cut visa costs, warning reforms risk deepening inequality and labour shortages, says HARSEV BAINS
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the issues of liberty, safety and risk in relation to people receiving psychiatric treatment
CHINA’S top diplomat Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, launched the concept paper for Beijing’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) in 2023, laying out a series of pragmatic measures to address pressing global security challenges.
The occasion he chose for this highly symbolic act was the Munich Security Conference (MSC), dubbed the “Davos of defence.”
This is no coincidence: the MSC was founded in 1963 at the peak of the Cold War, which saw rivalry between the West and Soviet Union-led security blocks. Now, Munich is a city where high-level officials, diplomats, and military personnel – mostly from the West – come together; without having struck barely any deals over the years.
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