The case for keeping out of things
There can be far worse things than being “irrelevant” to a war
Losing our ships
The Royal Navy has sold its amphibious assault ships – so what?
The bomb Europe needs
We have to make our threats of retaliation seem more credible
Has the Chagos Islands deal killed progressive realism?
Keir Starmer’s foreign policy concept is on the rocks already
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Always prepare for the unexpected
The instructive parallels between the Falklands and Ukraine wars
The diverse legacy of Robert Jervis
The death of Jervis is a huge loss for the study of international relations
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
UK defence readiness is indefensible
Silence is no longer an option — Britain’s Chief of the Defence Staff must resign
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Stop selling sexism
Banning strip clubs might sound unrealistic but it is the right thing to do
Migrant hotels are not the real problem
The real problem with illegal immigration is at the border
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Stella Creasy hates questions
For many politicians, being disagreed with is proof that they are right
Pretending obligatory is “voluntary”
There is no better way to destroy people’s independence and probity
An elusive eatery
Total failure, redeemed by souvlaki and chips at the kebab stand
Who will pound longest?
America has military might — but does it have the appetite for war?
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Kemi at the crossroads
Kemi Badenoch cannot tell everybody what they want to hear