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Republican leadership candidate Mitt Romney says the greatest threat to the world is a nuclear Iran

Adrian Hamilton: The more we talk of war with Iran, the more likely it becomes

The frightening thing is that so many discuss war as if it was perfectly rational

Adrian Hamilton: It's time for realism, not 'optimism', Mr Miliband

Talking about the need for growth isn't going to make it happen any more than cuts will help businesses

Adrian Hamilton: The battle is on to convince the markets that the euro has a future

World View: There is now an even chance that the euro will fail and the zone will break up

Adrian Hamilton: A democratic disgrace crafted by cowards

As a committed European – indeed, I would even own up to having urged our joining the euro at its inception – I can only call what European leaders are now up to as a complete democratic disgrace.

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Adrian Hamilton: Popular exhibitions can be an exercise in irritation as much as appreciation

It's the gaggle peering at the caption so that you can't see the actual picture beside it that drives you mad in art shows. Those, and the 6ft 6in (and that across the shoulders) man who stands staring at the object directly in front of you so that you are barely able to see the edges of the picture, never mind the whole. Just as, when booking theatres, people over 6ft should be forced to sit in the back few rows, so there is a case for channelling gallery-goers into separate lines depending on height.

Adrian Hamilton: As Europe sees it, UK barracking is just irresponsible

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Adrian Hamilton: A symbolic vote for the Middle East

The Tunisian uprising happened so fast and the overthrow of the regime in January came so quickly that it is easy, as it goes for elections this Sunday, to take it for granted, a footnote of calm in a chapter of violence and suppression which has marked its neighbours to the west and east.

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