International Relations
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Godfather of British geopolitics
The revolutionary global thinking of an Edwardian academic continues to shape attitudes today
The return of realism
There is a new tone to foreign policy debate
All aboard the ship of self-improvement
Why did NYU withdraw its support before the Floating University had left port?
The crisis we ignore
Armenians are in danger as the world looks the other way
The enduring Commonwealth
The rise and fall (and rise?) of the Commonwealth club
Long-distance nationalists
How the Armenian lobby has affected world opinion
Something in the way Xi moves
We should engage the CCP instead of being intimidated
An anaconda in the chandelier?
Benedict Rogers’ new book maps the vast network of repression propped up by China’s regime
Hope for peace in Ukraine
We should all welcome the chance for serious talks
Silence speaks volumes
Lee Anderson speaks out — or, at least, gets someone else to do it for him
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
Devolution has been a disaster
SNP incompetence is a feature of the system and not a bug
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
Explaining the gender gap in politics
Why men and women have been marching in different ideological directions
Is Britain on course for abortion up to birth?
Diana Johnson’s amendment creates a medical and legal vacuum that would endanger women and their babies
Love in a remotely-controlled climate
If we outsource our decisions to
machines, we will be less capable
of navigating our own feelings
Representation gets raunchy
We have to stop the patronising pandering to communities in the name of “representation”
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
The F-word
A serious accusation should be treated with appropriate seriousness
