East vs West: the new battle for Europe
The occasion was a central European conference on the subversive disinformation campaigns of Putin’s Russia (which, incidentally, are real, subtle,…
Why Viktor Orban could be David Cameron’s new best friend
The Spanish, in their local elections, just elected a bunch of radicals who oppose the austerity needed to keep Spain…
Russia Today is Putin's weapon of mass deception. Will it work in Britain?
Anyone making the journey to Westminster by public transport will be confronted by a series of posters warning them about…
Looking beyond black and white in Ferguson
The ongoing Ferguson crisis in America is really two stories rather than one. The first story is the straightforward mystery…
John O'Sullivan's diary: A grand reunion for the revolutionary class of '89
I’m an old conference hand going back to the Tories’ annual get-together of 1958. My headmaster, an Irish Christian Brother…
If you think you understand what Putin’s doing in Ukraine, you’re not paying enough attention
Vladimir Putin has won in Ukraine. Russia is on the verge of getting de facto control of eastern Ukraine, destabilising…
Europe's 'new world order' is letting Vladimir Putin run riot
If Vladimir Putin’s invasion and occupation of the Crimea brings to an end the Pax Americana and the post-Cold War…
Why zig-zagging Obama can't be taken seriously on Syria
President Obama’s decision to seek the endorsement of Congress for an attack on Syria fits into one or more definite…
The real deal
Since the 2006 mid-term congressional elections that began the Republican party’s decline, American pundits have been scanning the horizon for…
A tribute to Ken Minogue
It seems odd to describe the death of a man of 82 years as untimely. Yet the fact that Ken…