Here’s what Putin wants from Ukraine
Donald Trump is still two months away from becoming the 47th president of the United States, and yet his return to…
The sad death of the Eurofighter Typhoon
Britain’s fighter jets are running missions into Syria, dropping bombs on the Houthis in Yemen, patrolling over Estonia, Lithuania and…
Can Zelensky and Putin do a deal?
Warring parties often strike deals. Exchanges of prisoners, ceasefires to deliver aid, covert talks between intelligence services – and eventually,…
Is Hamas ready for a ceasefire deal?
The president of Egypt has come up with the most modest of proposals to try and end the war in…
Joe Biden wants Bibi to be careful
On 20 June 2019, President Donald Trump rescinded an order he had given for a military attack on Iran in…
Iran, you have been warned
Bombs send messages. Yesterday it was announced that the United States sent B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to hit underground Houthi…
Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden are on a collision course
Benjamin Netanyahu is set on a path which brooks no deviation. He wants victory against Hamas, victory against Hezbollah and,…
What is Biden’s Middle East legacy?
No one can accuse President Joe Biden of failing to do his utmost to prevent a full-scale war from breaking…
What is Zelensky’s ‘victory plan’?
President Zelensky is in the United States for his latest, possibly last, throw of the dice before the American election,…
Biden inches towards authorising Storm Shadows in Russia
Storm Shadow, Britain’s highly-prized, air-launched cruise missile, is not going to win the war for Kyiv against the Russian invaders.…
Will Israel and Hamas sign a peace deal?
The omens for a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas are looking alarmingly bleak following the latest shuttle…
American diplomacy might not stop a Middle East war
On the face of it, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh in Tehran on 31 July was a brilliant,…
Will Trump defend Taiwan?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump administration has put the fear of God into America’s allies around the world.…
Is America fit to lead the West?
Foreign policy rarely plays a significant role in a US presidential election. Domestic issues, the economy, money in the pocket,…
Sending US contractors to Ukraine could provoke Moscow
Call it ‘slippery slope’ or ‘mission creep’, America’s strategy for helping Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion has adapted…
Is Israel ready for war with Hezbollah?
Whenever the great Shakespearean actor Sir Donald Wolfit had to exit the stage during a performance, he would always take…
Why Biden’s Gaza ceasefire proposal failed
Ceasefire deals to end the war in Gaza have come and gone. President Biden’s unexpected announcement of the latest formula…
How Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden fell out
After the atrocities committed by Hamas in southern Israel on 7 October, President Biden offered his total and unflinching support…
How Ukraine will use American aid
The Kyiv government will need to rush to make use of the new batch of American weapons coming to Ukraine.…
