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September 6, 2025
Euro elites are stuck in Groundhog Day and need to do something different to bring peace to Ukraine

Going through the same loop each day will never bring peace to Ukraine.

September 4, 2025
The UK government should now agree China’s plans for a new embassy in London

Blocking plans for a new Chinese Embassy in London would set a worrying diplomatic precedent.

August 24, 2025
Everyone will gain from a peace deal for Ukraine

But security guarantees will need to be realistic and sanctions removal must form part of the plan.

August 5, 2025
Britain remains cursed by bipolar diplomacy

It is time to embrace moderate nationalism in foreign policy

July 24, 2025
From hero to zero

Western leaders wake up to the realisation that President Zelensky isn’t a corruption fighting democrat after all.

July 22, 2025
Ukrainian bots want the BBC to endorse war crimes in its reporting

Trolling on X takes a new and sinister turn, Ian Proud writes.

July 16, 2025
Trump has backed himself into a corner on Ukraine

He now has fifty days to reach agreement on Ukrainian neutrality

July 2, 2025
It must surely be time to end Russia sanctions and develop a new plan to bring peace and prosperity to Ukraine

sanctions will only ever embolden Russia to keep fighting rather than making peace.

June 20, 2025
Europe needs a revolution of common sense. And it starts in Hungary

A revolution of common sense is starting in Budapest. In a multipolar world, Europe needs to become internally multipolar or risk falling apart.

June 18, 2025
The definition of insanity – reading a neocon think tank report on Russia

Let’s do what we’ve been doing for a decade and hope for a different result