The rise of the female ambassador
It is, of course, an excellent thing and a mark of social progress when an institutional bastion falls to woman-power.…
George Floyd was a victim of American gun culture
The triple guilty verdict on Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd was greeted with general relief across the…
What the withdrawal from Afghanistan says about us
When the Secretary General of Nato announced last week that all alliance troops were to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, it…
Could the Sputnik vaccine end Russia’s rift with the West?
Accounts differ. But it would appear that during a wide-ranging conference call earlier this week, the leaders of France and…
'Smart' motorways are an accident waiting to happen
If I could wave a wand and reverse just one government policy it would be the expansion of so-called ‘smart…
Is Joe Biden’s administration fit for the 2020s?
Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees have been warmly received by the massed ranks of anti-Trumpists in Washington. But the warmth stateside…
Why do American journalists take Trump so seriously?
You don’t need to know any more about Stephen Colbert than that he is an American political broadcaster and satirist…
No, the United States isn't on the verge of civil war
As the US enters the final straight of what has been — to put it mildly — a highly unusual…
Should the Russia Report have relied on Christopher Steele?
When the Intelligence and Security Committee’s (ISC) Russia Report was finally published last week, the name of one person who…
Sir David Attenborough didn’t deserve the Chatham House Prize
Every November the London based foreign affairs think tank, Chatham House, awards a prize for ‘the most significant contribution to…
My husband was a citizen of nowhere. Where can he rest in peace?
It is cold, dank and muddy and I’m contemplating a barely defined path from the paved road into an ever-darkening…
Make way for Ubercare
There is much to be faulted in Uber, which has branched out from delivering people into delivering meals, under the…
Make way for Ubercare
There is much to be faulted in Uber, which has branched out from delivering people into delivering meals, under the…
Make way for Ubercare
There is much to be faulted in Uber, which has branched out from delivering people into delivering meals, under the…
