Joe Biden
The increasing cruelty of the North Korean regime
On a humid summer’s day in Singapore three years ago today, Donald Trump became the first incumbent US president to…
Boris, Biden and the orange elephant in the room
Biden and Boris will pretend the Trump presidency never happened
Biden proves that Trump was a true British ally
Now that Joe Biden has landed, many Brits may now be realising what a stalwart friend you had in Trump. Within minutes…
Will the G7 tax deal survive?
What are the chances of the G7’s agreement on a minimum rate of corporation tax actually coming into effect? While…
The true cost of make-believe money
I like Bill Maher. He’s a rare practising left-wing comic who’s actually funny. But last week, his routine on cryptocurrency…
Merkel is right to reject Biden's vaccine patent plan
She handed the vaccine procurement process over to the European Union. She didn’t invest much in new production. And she…
Europe should be wary of Biden's cuddly capitalism
Judging by the European press’ reaction to his address to Congress this week, US president Joe Biden’s domestic agenda is…
Putin and Biden need one another
Does Joe Biden think that Putin is a killer? asked ABC host George Stephanopoulos. ‘Mmm-hmm, I do,’ answered the President.…
Is Joe Biden trying to make America poor again?
John Maynard Keynes is alleged to have said ‘When the facts change, I change my mind — what do you…
Joe Biden's skewed climate change priorities
It’s not hard to see why politicians like Joe Biden and Boris Johnson want to talk about climate change. First…
Can Boris Johnson's green makeover woo red wall voters?
COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference due to be held in Glasgow, isn’t until November, but work is already…
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When the Secretary General of Nato announced last week that all alliance troops were to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, it…
Joe Biden’s party is over
Washington, DC The Democratic party is dying. That may be hard to believe since Democrats control both houses of…
Biden's backhanded bid to kill Nord Stream 2
Washington, D.C. is universally known as a town divided, a place where compromise and dialogue are often sacrificed at the…
Watch: Biden bagpipes blunder
President Biden makes much of his links to the Emerald Isle, in no small part perhaps because 35 million of his…
Is Biden turning on Brussels?
The Joe Biden administration, headed up by a proud son of Ireland, has spent St Patrick’s Day briefing reporters in Washington…
Boris, Biden and the era of big government
Bill Clinton’s declaration that ‘the era of big government is over’ summed up the late 1990s political zeitgeist. Centre-left political…
America's Russian sanctions are futile
During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised to approach Russia and its irascible President Vladimir Putin with a new…
What the Khashoggi murder report means for US-Saudi relations
Today, after pressure from senior US lawmakers and staring at an impending statutory deadline, the Biden administration authorised the release…
Biden’s vaccine drive is too slow
I’m hooked on vaccine data. Barely an hour at my desk goes by without hitting refresh on a website telling…
China vs America: the struggle for south-east Asia
Can Biden’s America contain China?
Biden's rift with Brussels is only set to grow
It was meant to be a special relationship. After the tumultuous Trump years, President Biden was planning to reset relations…
The big tech bullies
I was in the kitchen preparing the family’s dinner when the inauguration of Joe Biden was on TV, so I…
What’s next for the Special Relationship?
This is a crucial year for the UK’s two most important relationships. The Anglo-American alliance, our strongest diplomatic and security…
Biden and the darker side of Irish-American history
Bad history and Biden’s roots
