Iohanne Holt
Last month, on Italian TV, Donald Trump recounted an exchange with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 conference. Trump's claim that Meloni 'begged me to take a picture with her' earned him a sharp rebuke. Many saw this as Meloni's attempt to bolster her popularity ahead of Italy's 2027 election. But Iohanne Holt argues that Trumpās insult struck directly at the international image Meloni has so painstakingly built Read more
Ruairidh Brown
As Keir Starmer prepares to vacate 10 Downing Street, his unwavering opposition to Vladimir Putin has been hailed as his finest, most āstatesmanlikeā achievement. Ruairidh Brown argues this assessment is fundamentally mistaken. Starmer stretched the trope of British leaders re-fighting the Second World War to its breaking poin Read more
Dennis Shen
Andy Burnhamās expected arrival in Downing Street may end Labourās leadership crisis, but Dennis Shen says it has opened a far larger debate about Britainās economic future. As markets assess the implications of a Burnham premiership, questions are emerging over fiscal policy, Britainās vulnerability to bond market pressures and whether Labour may gradually move closer towards Europe by the next general elections Read more
Dominika RemžovĆ”
Donald Trumpās forthcoming visit to Beijing in May follows trips by Canadaās Mark Carney, the UKās Keir Starmer, and Germanyās Friedrich Merz. The agreements reached, says Dominika RemžovĆ”, reflect not only the interests of political elites but also how economic structures shape each countryās China policy Read more
Ruairidh Brown
Trumpās dismissal of Keir Starmer as 'no Churchill' cuts Britain deep, argues Ruairidh Brown. His open contempt strikes at the heart of Britainās post-imperial anxiety Read more
Karl Pike
A distinct centrism which goes ābeyondā left and right remains elusive, argues Karl Pike. Centrists act as a managers of an ideological context shaped by existing ideologies of left and right, moderate and extreme Read more
Zeenat Sabur
Keir Starmerās speeches before and after the release of the UK's Strategic Defence Review contain narratives that make nuclear strengthening seem prudent and logical. But Zeenat Sabur argues that these narratives are fallacies, that if poked at, alert us to the insecurity to which nuclear posturing leads us Read more
Aly Verjee
Aly Verjee and Valerie Sticher argue that an international monitoring mission could bolster a ceasefire. But any new ceasefire faces serious challenges, and will hold only if all parties heed the experience of past monitoring efforts in eastern Ukraine Read more
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