Foreign Policy
Why the world could be more dangerous in 2025
The old order is breaking apart and bad actors are taking advantage
Their work here is done
British politicians are very proud of their role in Syria, whatever it was
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
A rebel advance in Syria is nothing to cheer
You don’t have to sympathise with Assad to think that the alternative would be worse
The dismal state of British defence
The UK’s defence strategy is a combination of hope and vibes
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
Join the escalation?
That world war may not erupt imminently is no excuse for being complacent
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Labour’s insecurity counsel
A strategy of concession and apology will not build Britain’s soft power
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Does vaping do more harm than good?
It seems improbable
Why was a foreign rapist in Britain?
The sad background to a horrific case
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years
How the Navy built Britain
Culmination of a magisterial work that entwines the story of the Royal Navy with the scientific, cultural and social history of our nation
The Bezos behemoth
Behind the logistics miracle are some troubling stories
Bridget Phillipson’s educational agenda must be opposed
The Department for Education is taking aim at standards in British schools
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
There is more to ethics than “#BeKind”
It is not cruel to fear the consequences of legalising assisted dying
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
Blazing a trail
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