Foreign Policy
June letters
Hard power is the only currency that is truly respected
Time for realpolitik in Israel
Britain’s foreign policy in the Middle East should put British interests first
WW3 and the end of history
The age of world wars is past, the age of global civil war has come
Why is the US facing a “crisis of credibility”?
It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment
British defence must be renewed
War may not be imminent but Britain must still be secure
Britain should stand up to Mauritius
The British Government must make it clear that it will not allow a foreign country to threaten British citizens
The ongoing fiasco of European defence
Starry-eyed talk of continental cooperation obscures the grim reality of competing interests
The paper tiger and the Russian bear
NATO’s naive and supine response will not drive Putin’s army from Ukraine and emboldens Moscow still further
No happy endings
Our worst sin has been to be weak, rather than merely to be wrong
NATO’s unhappy birthday
The world is growing more dangerous and its members need the will to confront new challenges
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
Murders for October
Tales from the gothic to the macabre
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Knife-edge of the Western world
Vilnius is a serene western capital on a critical eastern frontier
Where are the calls for blasphemy laws coming from?
We should consider the voters as well as the politicians
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Portugal and the missing goats
The roots of environmental disasters can be odder than they look
Chill message of Booker shortlist
The contempt of publishers for middle-class life and values is diminishing the novel
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
A manifesto for the fun police state
The IPPR recommendations would do more harm to your freedoms than good for your health
Anti-extremism or opportunism?
The UK government should be more careful to distinguish criminal activities from legitimate opinion
