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The US president invokes the usual suspects - drugs, organised crime, illegal migration - but this is simply a grab for resources and power, says Andrés Antillano, a social psychologist at the Central University of Venezuela ...

Some of Trump's aides refer to his deputy chief of staff as 'the prime minister', with many of the most shocking policies leading back to him. Worrying about his actions isn't enough, writes Arwa Mahdawi ...

With fear, surveillance and brute force only set to increase, there are disturbing parallels with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House ...

The current crop of politicians are constantly telling us they don't have to be doing this. Aren't we lucky, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde ...

At the funeral of a family friend, the intensity of my sorrow surprises me. I think it's because he made me feel seen ...

Less than two weeks into the year, the US is stoking mayhem at home and abroad - with midterms coming in the autumn ...

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its values, says French writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo ...

The inquiry into the Federal Reserve chair sends a message to anyone standing in Trump's way - including the supreme court ...

Previous meddling has damaged the region, and once again the the US and Israel don't have Iranians' best interests at heart, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones ...

The PM's technocrat tendencies and lack of obvious backbone make him a target for amorphous rage, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew ...