


North Koreans should beware their leader using their traditional negotiating playbook – President Trump is playing a different game
The dramatic summit between the North and South Korean leaders at Panmunjom appears to have transformed the situation on the Korean peninsula from a regional crisis into a potential miracle for the world. Just last year North Korea defied the United States and most of...
The collective action to Russia was in part a result of the UK’s firm unilateral response
The mass expulsion of Russian diplomats and intelligence officers from the EU, United States, Canada and Australia represents the best possible international response to the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury that the UK government could have...
Time for political game-playing over the Irish border to stop
As the business end of Brexit negotiations begin, the unique nature of the Republic of Ireland’s relationship with the UK will increasingly come into play. The Irish border has become a huge issue in Brexit negotiations, with some hoping that it might be the...
Democracy and Brexit
Last week the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a major speech at Policy Exchange – the first in a series by Cabinet Ministers setting out the UK Government’s approach to Brexit. Through the device of a conversation with a constituent, Johnson sought to explain why...