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Martin Jay

Martin Jay is an award-winning British journalist based in Morocco where he is a correspondent for The Daily Mail (UK) who previously reported on the Arab Spring there for CNN, as well as Euronews. From 2012 to 2019 he was based in Beirut where he worked for a number of international media titles including BBC, Al Jazeera, RT, DW, as well as reporting on a freelance basis for the UK’s Daily Mail, The Sunday Times plus TRT World. His career has led him to work in almost 50 countries in Africa, The Middle East and Europe for a host of major media titles. He has lived and worked in Morocco, Belgium, Kenya and Lebanon.

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August 13, 2025
New EU rules on press censorship will bring arrests of journalists

Germans know a thing or two about destroying the free press and replacing it with a propaganda model, Martin Jay writes.

August 11, 2025
La verdadera razón por qué Trump canceló su propio «plazo» de 50 días para Putin

Con certeza Trump está perdiendo la paciencia en Ucrania, sostiene Martin Jay.

August 11, 2025
Can Trump be trusted to keep his promise to Morocco over the Sahara?

Trump’s threats to punish countries like India who buy Russian oil is starting to spook Rabat, as Morocco has more to lose than just trade if it upsets the Donald.

August 9, 2025
Can we really trust the ICC court in The Hague?

How do you have a court which uses international law as a bedrock for its very existence when many of the most powerful countries in the world – namely Russia and China – are not members?

August 7, 2025
Trump’s secondary sanctions against India will backfire

If India really is considering dumping Russia oil, this only harms U.S. interests and drives the BRICS model forwards at even a greater speed making Americans the biggest losers.

August 5, 2025
Panicky Trump is heading towards a war with Russia. Here’s why

We are edging closer to the unthinkable each day as the economy in America punishes both businesses and working class people.

July 30, 2025
The REAL reason why Trump scrapped his own 50 day ‘deadline’ for Putin

Trump is certainly losing patience in Ukraine, Martin Jay writes.

July 27, 2025
Trump’s Middle East blundering presents an opportunity for Europe

Trump’s bunker buster attacks were a sham as the diplomatic community wakes up to a new reality: Iran has the upper hand now with Israel.

July 25, 2025
FT hit job on Zelensky is a clue as to Trump’s thinking

The all-out hit piece on Zelensky the Financial Times should indicate that something is about to happen in Ukraine 

July 23, 2025
The case for media transparency within the EU just got sexy

A recent report has exposed the European commission guilty of bribing journalist to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars for favourable coverage. How long can this go on?

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