Sam Olsen

Why Trump doesn’t see Putin as a real threat

21 February 2025 9:33 pm

It turns out that Harold Wilson’s famous quote, ‘A week is a long time in politics’, is equally applicable to…

It’s time for Labour to put Britain first

11 February 2025 2:20 am

Less than a month into President Trump’s new administration and the change to international norms is astounding. Well-established practices on…

How DeepSeek can help Britain

28 January 2025 10:24 pm

Sometimes a new technology comes along that immediately shakes the world. The release this week of the new Chinese artificial…

Does Britain need China?

11 January 2025 4:36 am

As Rachel Reeves, flies to Beijing , she will have plenty of support from those who claim that the UK…

The devastating cost of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan

16 January 2024 10:56 pm

The next twelve months will be dominated by elections, with polls expected in at least 64 countries. Of these, there…

France won’t be able to escape conflict in Taiwan

13 April 2023 9:03 pm

The last month or so has been an active time in Chinese-western relations. Early March saw President Xi threaten the…

Will Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit trigger conflict with China?

3 August 2022 6:10 pm

The current visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan makes her the most senior US politician to travel to…

Will China blockade Taiwan?

31 July 2022 3:00 pm

Xi Jinping has made it very clear over the years that he is determined for China to reunite with Taiwan.…