Andy Owen
24 August 2022
As Ukraine marks its independence, Russia’s war now haunts the streets of Moscow
Putin blames Zelensky for the fatal car bomb that killed an ally’s daughter. Whatever the truth, the Kremlin’s dictator should be worried
Read the full article11 August 2022
Our forever war on terror
Al-Qaida’s leader is dead but terrorism is very much alive.. and the next wave of it to strike Britain may come from the extreme right
Read the full article14 July 2022
Did Britain break the world?
There is a link between UK foreign policy and recent global traumas. So what is our place in the world, and what kind of country do we want to be?
Read the full article09 June 2022
The bitter taste of British cake mix policymaking
Pioneered by a US baking brand, focus groups are used by the likes of Rishi Sunak to make decisions at the expense of expert-led strategy
Read the full article03 June 2022
Boris Johnson’s hollow crown
The prime minister is the Richard II of modern politics - and he must learn the bitter lessons of the 14th-century monarch
Read the full article05 April 2022
What if Putin decides to fight even dirtier?
The possibility of a cornered president lashing out cannot be discounted. If it happens, how should the West respond?
Read the full article25 February 2022
The lessons of Ukraine: Now the West must accept that war will always be with us
A former military intelligence officer argues that Putin’s ambitions will not end here - and that we must recalibrate how we respond to agents of chaos
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