The United States has long defined its enemies as ‘rogue states’. Is the world starting to realise that Trump’s America fits the bill?

UNTIL the advent of the Trump administration, the idea that the US could be a rogue state was counter-intuitive to the common wisdom of mainstream political discourse in the West. The US accused such troublesome nations of that tag; the republic commonly regarded as the last remaining superpower could not, by definition, become one itself.

On #WorldRefugeeDay, CommonSpace editor Ben Wray says that while Donald Trump’s family separation policies towards migrants seeking to enter the US has touched a nerve, the problem of how we treat immigrants and refugees is much deeper than one President and will require systemic changes to address

Demonstration organiser Jonathon Shafi laughed at claims from Tories that Scotland could be a safe haven from protests for Trump

A POSSIBLE visit to Scotland by US President Donald Trump will trigger “a monster response”, as anti-Trump activists and politicians prepare to announce details of demonstrations around the country.

Many have expressed scepticism of Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims regarding Iran’s alleged covert pursuit of nuclear weapons, but the Israeli prime minister needs only convince Donald Trump

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu this week presented what he described as “new and conclusive evidence about the nuclear program Iran is hiding from the international community since years ago.”

Alex Salmond has joined Jeremy Corbyn in expressing doubt over who was responsible for the chemical weapons attack, despite Theresa May’s declarations of certainty over the Syrian Government’s culpability.

FORMER FIRST MINISTER Alex Salmond has stressed the importance of “letting the importance of international inspection complete before military action”, following Prime Minister Theresa May’s repeated assertion that responsibility for the chemical weapons attack in Douma lay with the Syrian Government.

From the legality of the military action to the effectiveness of the strikes, Theresa May still has plenty of explaining to do

PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY today [16 April] stood before the House of Commons to defend Saturday’s military strikes against Syrian Government facilities alleged to site chemical weapons.

Despite recent call for action by Patrick Harvie, the Scottish Government avoids commenting on Scotland’s relationship with the United States under Donald Trump

THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT has reaffirmed its opposition to prejudice and hate crime, saying “they will never be tolerated in Scotland”, but has avoided commenting specifically on the issues raised by Patrick Harvie in his recent call for Scotland to do more in opposing the far right and the administration of Donald Trump.

CommonSpace columnist Siobhan Tolland says UK Prime Minister Theresa May has shown her true colours after deals with the US and Turkey

IT'S been a good week for the fascists and a bad week for everyone else. 

Donald Trump is speeding up his racist segregation and shutting down the borders like, well, like the unstable, nuke-wielding fascist he really is. It’s an extremely difficult part of history to sit by and watch, feeling helpless.

Commonspace columnist James McEnaney attacks Theresa May’s cowardice and calls on Scotland’s politicians to stand up to Donald Trump