Western leaders have lost the art of diplomacy – Donald Trump is one of the few who gets it
The key rule of diplomacy is that it is most needed when dealing with one’s rivals, not one’s friends.
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Europe’s centrists are the true fanatics now – the migration crisis illustrates this
There is a point when the political covenant between the governed and the governors in the liberal democracies of Europe breaks down.
Is Soros funding the crack cocaine of European liberalism?
I’ve never believed that George Soros was an agent of Jewish barber lizard aliens commanded by Klaus Schwab out of a secret underground Swiss bunker carved from…
Putin may not think invading Ukraine was a mistake. Here’s why
One idea that is deeply embedded in the mainstream Western conversation on the Ukraine war is that Putin made a “mistake” in launching his full-scale invasion…
The EU is wide open to Chinese infiltration – and Net Zero has made it worse
In London, the last few weeks have provided a glimpse into the way in which the liberal West has been infiltrated, and to an extent is being subverted by, the Chinese…
Dora Moutot: French journalist and activist discusses the violent state of France, the laziness of French media and the spread of self-censorship
Dora Moutot has been a journalist since 2012.
How Macron lost Morocco, France’s best ally in Africa
As usual, Emmanuel Macron’s timing was atrocious.
He’s at it again: Verhofstadt makes new push for federal EU
Veteran Eurofederalist Guy Verhofstadt and a team of five rapporteurs proposed a series of measures that many believe would increase Brussels’ control over the…
Labour leader Keir Starmer’s new immigration plan is not about tackling small boats – it is about cosying up to Europe
The Labour leader and near shoo-in as the next UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is feeling pretty confident of victory.
Western statecraft is failing: We need a new strategic mindset
The current drift of Western statecraft is not sustainable.
Europe needs new leadership: von der Leyen has been a failure
Ursula von der Leyen has this morning delivered her State of the Union speech. Despite what she said, the picture is not pretty.
Why has James Bond turned into a hectoring EU technocrat?
James Bond is back. But rather unexpectedly he seems to have adopted the attitudes of a vexed Left-leaning European Union lawmaker.
The State of the Union is this: it is a sham democracy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg today to laud her achievements over the last four years and…
Climate activists must be called to account for the growing anti-Semitism within their movement
Anti-Semitism is becoming en vogue again in Europe, and once again the far Left and the far Right found their common ground: Hatred towards Israel and everything…
A summer among the énarques: In this world nothing goes better with an infinity pool than a virulent dose of anti-Americanism
As an end-of-summer holiday, it was unexpected - and decidedly welcome.
Europe needs to get serious about its capacity for independent military action
For hardcore Eurofederalists the military question is foundational to their vision of a United States of Europe.
Cuba is deeply involved in the Ukraine War on Russia’s side – and that’s cause for concern
Cuba has been flying under the radar among a small axis of nations who have supported Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
What is up with Brussels’ silence over Nord Stream revelations that ‘all evidence’ indicates Ukraine placed the explosives?
You would have thought the Brussels-based media would be salivating and all over the latest breaking story from Germany.
What Giorgia Meloni can teach Europe’s Right – despite what the mainstream media tells you
A year before the upcoming elections to the European parliament, a silent revolution seems to be taking place in Europe: Right-wing populists are learning to actually…
An enduring peace without victory in Ukraine: what it might look like
With the war now past its one-and-a-half year mark and no decisive Russian military defeat or political surrender in sight, the public conversation should start…
EU’s lack of technological innovation is fundamental strategic flaw
The EU appears to have a tech innovation problem despite getting much else right.
‘Power corrupts’: but whether more ‘absolutely’ in the EU or US is a close call
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Neither Cold War Two, nor Balance of Power: absent a clear concept for the state of today’s world, Western policy is aimless
When the Luna-25 probe entered Moon orbit last week, the global headlines were reminiscent of the old US-Soviet space race during the Cold War.
Washington or Beijing and Moscow? In a bipolar world, this is the only choice Europe faces
This week all eyes have been on the BRICS summit taking place in South Africa.
The EU Parliament’s grocery shop isn’t accepting cash – that matters more than you might think
When it comes to scoops, this month's revelation by Brussels Signal’s Peter Caddle that the Delhaize Shop & Go in the European Parliament refuses to take cash…
This week’s BRICS summit will be a fest of anti-Western rhetoric, but it won’t amount to much – yet
This week’s 15th BRICS summit, which will be held in Johannesburg from Tuesday to Thursday, is billing itself as an international game-changer.
EU’s long recess gives new meaning to unbearable ‘Dog Days of Summer’ and encapsulates lack of dynamism in its polity
Walking around the European Quarter in August makes you feel like you are in the opening scene of the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later.
War with China is now more likely than not
Since world affairs took a sharp turn back towards great power competition – particularly after Russia’s takeover of Crimea in 2014 – we have become used to…
Don’t be fooled: China’s investment in renewables is not about net zero – it is about preparing for war with the United States
History is a harsh mistress, especially for those who refuse to learn lessons from the past.
Blair, Royal, Timmermans: Is this the summer of the political walking dead?
They can look like Michael Jackson’s Moonwalking Dead in his Thriller video, and seem about as relevant.