David Wearing
The Guardian
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The imperialist murals in Britain's Foreign Office represent a legacy that must be dismantled
From Churchill’s bombing of Iraq to the ‘war on terror’, a righteous self-image has always cloaked shameful self-interest, says academic David Wearing → Read More
The Jeff Bezos hacking allegations destroy the myth of a new Saudi Arabia
Recent revelations raise disturbing questions about US and UK support for the kingdom, says David Wearing, author of AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain → Read More
Britain is behind the slaughter in Yemen. Here's how you could help end it
British planes and British bombs are spearheading the killings. We must raise our voices in opposition, says Middle East expert David Wearing → Read More
Donald Trump’s reckless Iran policy casts doubt on the US as global leader
Washington’s European allies need to ask themselves whether the US government has become a dangerous liability, says David Wearing, specialist on UK foreign policy in the Middle East → Read More
An ambassador for human rights won’t convince the world that Britain cares
The new Foreign Office post doesn’t change the UK’s dire record in the Middle East, says foreign policy specialist David Wearing → Read More
Britain could stop the war in Yemen in days. But it won’t
Support from the UK has enabled the world’s worst humanitarian disaster – this war is our war, says Middle East specialist David Wearing → Read More
From Suez to Yemen, understanding the UK’s long history of interference in the Middle East
Theresa May meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman © NurPhoto/SIPA The British elite has been agonising over its place in the world for as long as anyone can remember. In the years after the Second World War, the process of downgrading from empire to second-tier global power was just beginning, and in Lords of the Desert James Barr provides a dramatic, absorbing account of how this played… → Read More
From Suez to Yemen, understanding the UK’s long history of interference in the Middle East
Theresa May meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman © NurPhoto/SIPA The British elite has been agonising over its place in the world for as long as anyone can remember. In the years after the Second World War, the process of downgrading from empire to second-tier global power was just beginning, and in Lords of the Desert James Barr provides a dramatic, absorbing account of how this played… → Read More
How Britain is a bad influence on the Gulf states – an interview with David Wearing
Could Britain ever promote democracy in the Gulf? Only if it turns its own foreign policy away from neoliberalism and militarism, David Wearing argues in a new book. → Read More
The government says Britain needs to trade with Saudi Arabia. It’s a myth
The figures don’t add up, and the death of Jamal Khashoggi means we must think again about our relationship, says international relations expert David Wearing → Read More
Corbyn’s right. It’s not as simple as having ‘pride’ or ‘shame’ in our history
We need a grownup, inclusive conversation about the British empire, says academic David Wearing → Read More
If the worst is proved in the Jamal Khashoggi affair, the US and the UK will have a case to answer too
At around 1.30pm last Tuesday, 2 October, the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi arrived with his fiancée at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul for a pre-arranged appointment to obtain a document he needed to marry her. She waited for him outside, and at past midnight she was still waiting. Khashoggi has not been seen since. → Read More
Gulf petrodollars are a destructive addiction – the UK must kick the habit
The flow of Gulf capital into Britain helped to cause the financial crisis, says writer and researcher David Wearing → Read More
Corbyn's emphasis on diplomacy and dialogue puts him on the right side of history
After a summer of turmoil, there are now reportedly two schools of thought on foreign policy in Jeremy Corbyn‘s inner circle. One believes that the Labour leader’s radicalism in this area is a political weakness or a distraction that should be set aside to ensure focus on domestic policy, the party’s strength. → Read More
In trying to save the planet, we might just change global politics forever
Was this the fright we needed? Will the deadly global heatwave of 2018, together with fresh scientific warnings that climate catastrophe might be unfolding far quicker than previously thought, finally kickstart a response that stands a serious chance of tackling the problem? That’s up to us. → Read More
Labour has slipped rightwards on immigration. That needs to change
Jingoistic attitudes are being validated, not challenged, writes foreign policy expert David Wearing → Read More
Immigration will remain a toxic issue until Britain faces up to its colonial past
Emmanuel Macron has condemned France’s behaviour in Algeria. Until Britain is similarly honest about its history, we will still think in terms of “us” and “them” → Read More
Labour NEC wins voting appeal: our writers’ verdict
New members will not be able to vote in the leadership election following a court of appeal ruling – what will this mean for the party? → Read More
Gunning for Corbyn, not the Conservatives, is Labour’s tragedy
Another attempt by the party establishment to undermine its leader has been quashed. Meanwhile, the Tories have got off scot-free with the post-Brexit mess → Read More
This Labour battle isn’t Blairites v Corbynistas. It’s over progressive change
We assume that the dividing line between conservatives and progressives falls between the two main parties – but it now runs through Labour’s heart → Read More