Merkel’s harsh words on Brexit played to her German audience – but the UK should still take note
Germans have elections, too. It was at a campaign event in Bavaria that the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, made a statement that has been interpreted as having grave implications for the cohesiveness of the Euro-Atlantic alliance. “The times in which we could...
After the general election, we need to re-define our national interest for a changing world
As the world changes around us, Britain needs a serious debate about what constitutes its national interest that goes beyond Brexit negotiations. The focus on Jeremy Corbyn’s past views on national security have detracted attention from the fatal incoherence in his...
‘Trumplandia’?
Donald Trump’s effectiveness as a political candidate in the Republican primaries, and the electoral college success that put him in the White House, has unnerved political commentators and the policy establishments in his own party and beyond. On entering office,...
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...
