The June 23 2016 referendum vote, when the British people decided to leave the European Union (EU) created a lot of confusion and anger on…
The June 23 2016 referendum vote, when the British people decided to leave the European Union (EU) created a lot of confusion and anger on…
In international relations, there are sometimes rare moments of opportunity that need to be grasped. This particular sequence of mid-July 2018 is one. A NATO…
The current disagreement in Germany between the Christian Democrats and the Bavarian Christian Socialists (centre-right parties continuously allied since the creation of the Federal Republic)…
Last weekend was not the most enjoyable weekend I ever had. Flying back from the USA, I was stuck in Madrid having missed my connection…
The reason I wanted to write a book about the Munich debacle of 1938 was that I heard the novelist Robert Harris talking about it…
It seems strange that nobody seems to have commented on this photo. In holding hands with the President and First Lady, President Macron seems (inadvertently?)…
An effective leader does not swirl unanchored in the wind of public opinion. A true leader establishes a direction and brings public opinion along. Or…
In a BFM TV on Sunday, April 15, President Macron congratulated himself for having convinced the United States of America not to abandon the Syrian…
Engaging in an act of war is always a serious decision for a head of state. Emmanuel Macron surely did not take lightly the decision…
How far will the West go in deserting the Syrian Kurds in their struggle against the Turkish Islamic Ogre? On March 18 2018, the Turkish…
There has been a great deal of media speculation about the prospect of a new centre party in the UK. There has also been a…
Emmanuel Macron has launched his international agenda. In the last two weeks, he has visited China (his first state visit to Asia) and the UK….