Why Donald Trump launched his air strike on Assad in Syria
Read Article This article was featured in the New Statesman Barack Obama made a virtue of his decision not to follow the “Washington playbook” on Syria. His successor had an opportunity to distinguish himself. Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has clung on to power...
The Gibraltar row shows “the balance of power” is back in European affairs
Read Article This article was featured in the New Statesman The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back.” So said Barack Obama to Mitt Romney during the 2012 race for the US presidency when Romney suggested that Russia was America’s “number-one...
Let’s be franc: France and the euro
As the French Presidential election approaches, the contenders’ policy proposals are coming under close scrutiny. The latest opinion polls suggest that Marine Le Pen of the Front National will face a run-off in the second round against Emmanuel Macron — which she will...
All to play for
Read Article This article was featured on Public Finance Brexit offers a chance to re-examine the UK’s economic objectives and do things differently. There are many reasons to be cheerful. When Britain entered the European Economic Community in 1973, there was a...
