Diplomacy
On bores and wars
Even Keir Starmer cannot make Trump’s insanity sound tedious
We must think seriously about nuclear deterrence
Britain has to update its nuclear arsenal and its nuclear thinking
The case for diplomacy with Iran
Periodic military action is against American interests
Alliances are overrated
Alliances can have value, but they are means, not ends
From France with love
We could do a lot worse than a marriage with our closest continental neighbour
Iran: deal or devastation?
Donald Trump’s dealings with Tehran veer between negotiation and sabre-rattling
Breaking the cycle of conflict in the South Caucasus
There is an urgent need to sign the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal
Mandelson is the perfect showman for our Hermit Kingdom
His appointment betrays the government’s chronic insularity and purblindness
The word at war
Diplomacy’s charm was the talking, not the fighting
Soft power has little substance
The foreign policy concept has been used as an excuse for declinist myth-making
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Not so good after all
Can left-leaning journalists finally acknowledge the challenges British society faces?
The excesses of intellectual illiberalism
Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
One year later
Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the gender argument is not going anywhere
Marriage and muscular liberalism
The Fury controversy exposes the contradictions behind Britain’s new marriage laws
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
Is it time to let the doctor die?
Doctor Who has become increasingly incoherent and increasingly ideological
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
The principles of peers
Supporters of assisted suicide are being sore losers
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values