David Pratt

davidpratt.co.ukDavid Pratt photographer, journalist, writer, broadcaster, artist.David Pratt photographer, journalist, writer, broadcaster, artist.

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heraldscotland.com'A day of reckoning': Israel’s coming election is like no other in its historyTuesday’s vote comes against the backdrop of volatile events in the occupied West Bank and wider region. It will also be a referendum on Netanyahu’s leadership, writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

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Israel’s election this Tuesday is like no other in its history and will be watched by the world - Today’s in-depth read examines what’s at stake 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2666740...

thenational.scotIsrael’s coming election is like no other in its historyIF there’s one thing everyone agrees on about Tuesday’s election in Israel, it’s just how momentous it is.

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Israel’s election this Tuesday is like no other in its history and will be watched by the world - Today’s in-depth read examines what’s at stake 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2666767...

thenational.scotIsrael’s coming election is like no other in its historyIF there’s one thing everyone agrees on about Tuesday’s election in Israel, it’s just how momentous it is.

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Israel’s election this Tuesday is like no other in its history and will be watched by the world. Today’s in-depth read examines what’s at stake👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2666767...

heraldscotland.com'A day of reckoning': Israel’s coming election is like no other in its historyTuesday’s vote comes against the backdrop of volatile events in the occupied West Bank and wider region. It will also be a referendum on Netanyahu’s leadership, writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

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Israel’s election on Tuesday is like no other in its history and will be watched by the world - Today’s in-depth international read. 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2666740...

thenational.scotTrump, Netanyahu and Iran: Two elections with consequences far beyond the ballot boxIT’S on, it’s off, it’s on again. I’m talking about the US-Israel war on Iran. Much of this vacillation over just how and when to prosecute the onslaught comes down of course to domestic politics in b...

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Today’s column on how US and Israeli election outcomes might well shape the coming strategy of the war on Iran 👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/266...

thenational.scotIs tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?SOME have called it Canada’s “Brexit moment”. Even prime minister Mark Carney himself last week compared it to the vote that saw the UK leave the European Union.

'Trump is watching closely'. Is tomorrow’s referendum Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2664680...

heraldscotland.com'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?Amid claims of US meddling, oil-rich Alberta will vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines what’s at stake

'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2664634...

thenational.scotIs tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?SOME have called it Canada’s “Brexit moment”. Even prime minister Mark Carney himself last week compared it to the vote that saw the UK leave the European Union.

Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2664680...

heraldscotland.com'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum vote Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’?Amid claims of US meddling, oil-rich Alberta will vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines what’s at stake

'Trump is watching closely' Is tomorrow’s referendum Canada’s ‘Brexit Moment’? This weekend’s in-depth international read👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2664634...

thenational.scotAre Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war?IN a world already seemingly racked with conflict, it’s all too easy for any war in Africa to fall off the international radar.

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war? Today’s in depth international read 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2662573...

heraldscotland.com'Constellation of conflicts’ Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional warA diplomatic breakdown and long simmering tensions boiling over could well lead to another proxy war in the Red Sea region writes Foreign Editor David Pratt

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war? Today’s in-depth international read 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2662553...

The most wonderful day at the unveiling of the Mandela sculpture in Glasgow. Great to meet so many of my old comrades from the Anti-Apartheid movement days. Brought a tear to✊ my eye. Just a few of my pics.

The most wonderful day at the unveiling of the Mandela sculpture in Glasgow. Great to meet so many of my old comrades from the Anti-Apartheid movement days. Brought a tear to✊ my eye. Just a few of my pics.

The most wonderful day at the unveiling of the Mandela sculpture in Glasgow. Great to meet so many of my old comrades from the Anti-Apartheid movement days. Brought a tear to✊ my eye. Just a few of my pics.

One for the diary. I'm really pleased to announce a major exhibition of my work entitled, 'War Times' opening mid January 2027 @StreetLevel_ It will include work never exhibited before alongside personal diary and frontline field notes. Details here: 👇 www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/david-...

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Very good article. Enlightening and thoughtful

thenational.scot‘Zionism is racism’ vote could well backfire in terms of global unityIF you think this week’s vote by the Greens equating Zionism with racism is contentious, then I can assure you it almost pales in comparison to a controversy that gripped Israel almost exactly 10 year...

Zionism is racism vote could well backfire in terms of global unity - Today’s column 👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/266...

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As the RAF Fairford incident takes another twist, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines how it has thrown the spotlight on the murky alliance of organised crime and geopolitics ✍️ www.thenational.scot/politi...

thenational.scotCriminal gangs have become the proxies of hostile statecraftFew people here in Scotland and the UK will ever have heard of the Foxtrot Network. It’s an altogether different story of course in Sweden, where its activities and its leadership have dominated mains...

Criminal gangs have become the proxies of hostile statecraft Today’s in-depth international read 👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/266...

heraldscotland.comInside the ‘violence-for-hire’ model that is reshaping European securityAs the RAF Fairford incident takes another twist, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines how it has thrown the spotlight on the murky alliance of organised crime and geopolitics.

Criminal gangs have become the proxies of hostile statecraft - Today’s indepth international read 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2660479...

thenational.scotWatch Benjamin Netanyahu once again play his ‘security card’ as election loomsAS I write this, the full details of yesterday’s terrifying incident on the Israel-bound flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia are…

Watch Netanyahu once again play his ‘security card’ as election looms - Today’s column 👇https://www.thenational.scot/politics/26595764.watch-netanyahu-play-security-card-election-looms/?ref=cprfa?ref=nativeshare

Great evening at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall chairing Humza Yousaf’s newly released book, Under Fire: My Family’s Escape from Gaza and The Cost of Leadership. Wonderful audience and insightful questions during the Q&A. My thanks to the Aye Write team.

Looking forward to chairing this event tonight. I think those reading it will - as Annie Lennox did- find it “deeply moving”. It’s also I must say a very candid read. Look forward also to seeing you if you can get along.

thenational.scotDonald Trump has become a midterm election liability for RepublicansThe president has told voters to vote like he is on the ballot, but that’s precisely what worries Republicans who are distancing themselves from…

Trump has become a midterm election liability for Republicans The president has told voters to vote like he is on the ballot, but that’s precisely what worries Republicans who are distancing themselves from him. Today’s in-depth international read👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2658459...

heraldscotland.com'A f***ing disaster' Finally, Donald Trump has become a liability for the RepublicansThe president has told voters to vote like he is on the ballot, but that’s precisely what worries Republicans who are distancing themselves from…

Trump has become a midterm election liability for Republicans The president has told voters to vote like he is on the ballot, but that’s precisely what worries Republicans who are distancing themselves from him. Today’s indepth international read 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2658457...

thenational.scotBehind the illusion of the Trump-Xi ‘friendship’, there's a real warinessIT’S a pretty fair bet that no major geopolitical decision made in Washington happens without a weighing up of Chinese interests and reactions...

Behind the illusion of the Trump - Xi ‘friendship’ lies a real wariness- Today’s column 👇 . www.thenational.scot/news/2657676...

thenational.scotBehind the illusion of the Trump-Xi ‘friendship’, there's a real warinessIT’S a pretty fair bet that no major geopolitical decision made in Washington happens without a weighing up of Chinese interests and reactions...

Behind the illusion of the Trump - Xi ‘friendship’ lies a real wariness- Today’s column 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2657676...

heraldscotland.comThe rise of AI warfare has now become a threat beyond human controlAcross global conflicts AI is determining how targets are identified, how quickly decisions are made, and who holds power over life and death writes…

The unchecked rise of AI warfare is fast becoming a threat beyond control- Today’s in depth international read - 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2656512...

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Sobering. I think that our focus should now be on the way these existential threats converge and combine to accelerate.

thenational.scotThe rise of AI warfare has become a threat beyond controlAS is now patently clear, drones are ubiquitous to both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war.

The unchecked rise of AI warfare is fast becoming a threat beyond control- Today’s in depth international read - 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2656529...

thenational.scotThe rise of AI warfare has become a threat beyond controlAS is now patently clear, drones are ubiquitous to both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war.

The unchecked rise of AI warfare is fast becoming a threat beyond control- Today’s in depth read 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2656529...

heraldscotland.comThe rise of AI warfare has now become a threat beyond human controlAcross global conflicts AI is determining how targets are identified, how quickly decisions are made, and who holds power over life and death writes…

The unchecked rise of AI warfare is fast becoming a threat beyond control- Today’s in depth read 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2656512...

thenational.scotThe shadow of another military call-up is looming over Russia’s electionTHEY’VE been stepping up the pace on “corporate mobilisation” these past weeks in Russia

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Shadow of another military call up looms over Russia’s election - Today’s column 👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/265...

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Looking forward to chairing this event. Get your tickets now.

thenational.scotA reporter’s reflections on 9/11 and the “war on terror”IT would be about 17 years

Twenty-five years ago, the collective shock of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US was upon us. Today’s essay recounts what it was like to report on the so called “war on terror” that followed and how those events shaped our world today. 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2654559...

heraldscotland.com'I am a soldier without boundaries' What bin Laden told me years before 9/11Twenty-five years ago, the collective shock of the terrorist attacks on the US was upon us. Foreign Editor David Pratt’s essay recounts what it…

Twenty-five years ago, the collective shock of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US was upon us. Today’s essay recounts what it was like to report on the so called “war on terror” that followed and how those events shaped our world today. 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2654522...

heraldscotland.com'I am a soldier without boundaries' What bin Laden told me years before 9/11Twenty-five years ago, the collective shock of the terrorist attacks on the US was upon us. Foreign Editor David Pratt’s essay recounts what it…

Twenty-five years ago, the collective shock of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US was upon us. Today’s essay recounts what it was like to report on the so called “war on terror” that followed and how those events shaped our world today. 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2654522...