Simon Tisdall

Charles III’s subtle, much needed history lesson delivered the US some tough love. But will Trump get the message, asks Simon Tisdall, Guardian foreign affairs commentator

The US president will be counting on China to influence Iran and help him out of his latest mess. But the price may be high – including for Taiwan, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Plummeting approval ratings for these three poisonous comrades-in-arms show voters are demoralised and tiring of forever wars – the west could soon breathe again, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Feeling depressed about the state of the world? Worried about the future? You're not alone. Pessimism about politics is the new normal among the peoples of the west.

Millions are being dragged into starvation, while people everywhere pay a Trump war tax. But there are plenty of powers who could bring him to heel, says Simon Tisdall, Guardian foreign affairs commentator

Twin threats from east and west have clearly made the bloc more appealing – but its rule-bound institutions merit need attention, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The US president brags about ending wars but look at Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and Lebanon to see what his casual disregard for diplomacy and obsession with instant results have achieved, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Don’t expect the Russian president to pursue peace. Instead, he could continue to expand the war beyond Ukraine’s borders – with dire risks for us all, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Just about everyone reckons Vladimir Putin is in deep trouble in Ukraine. Everyone – meaning Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his European backers and western

What has the Israeli PM’s whirlwind of violence achieved? His closest ally now turning against him – and an emboldened Iran, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall