Gorbachev presided over dramatic changes in Russia. Have all the positives been undone under Putin? And who is to blame?

We condemn our legacy of empire while our politicians ignore it to condemn Putin's imperial ambitions and sing the praises of liberal democracy.

Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy too good to be true? Zelenskyy is a popular leader at home in Ukraine and, since the Russian invasion, his popularity has surged around the world. He…

Is Putin a war criminal? Russia is fighting a dirty war in Ukraine. Civilians are not just collateral damage. They are being targeted in his desperate attempt to reboot the…

This week’s new look briefing is focussed, of course, on the war in Ukraine. We recommend you use this full screen (click on the X in the controls) and, especially…

Anyone insufficiently fervent in condemning Putin as an insane monster, or who dares to suggest mistakes by Ukraine and NATO may have contributed to the war, is quickly branded a…

How well is Putin’s war in Ukraine going and what is he really going to gain from it? Several days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after Russia attacked on…

On Thursday thousands of ordinary Russian people across over 50 locations showed immense courage in protesting on the streets against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. As I write, more than 1746…

This week’s new look briefing is focussed, of course, on the war in Ukraine. We recommend you use this full screen (click on the X in the controls) and, especially…

WE began the week with warmongering voices coming mainly from the West, in particular the US, but I don’t think many of us expected the situation to escalate so quickly,…