David Smith

David Smith was an award-winning correspondent for 30 years for ITN/C4News, then worked as an adviser to Kofi Annan at the UN. Now based in Latin America, he writes for The Economist. He is the author of three books, and sometime Visiting Professor in the United States.

It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support

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Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life

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Diplomatic vacillation is enabling the spread of armed conflict

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It will take imagination and cooperation to secure a lasting peace

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Bolivia’s future could be bright if it forges its own bold path

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Ukraine is struggling and the West is distracted

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A frustrated Argentina has chosen radical economic reform

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Amidst the horrors, could there be some signs of future peace?

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Outsiders are underestimating the scale of Argentinian discontent

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Bold diplomacy must avert an unimaginable crisis in the Middle East

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