Warmongers of the world unite
Cold war lessons in diplomacy are forgotten as Biden ramps up the temperature of the hot war in Ukraine. What about brokering peace talks?
Gorbachev and the Failure of Reform
Gorbachev presided over dramatic changes in Russia. Have all the positives been undone under Putin? And who is to blame?
Europe – Myth and Reality
The myth of a liberal and humane Europe does not always match up to the reality. Truth and lies are part of the story we tell ourselves.
NATO Abandons Kurds to Ethnic Cleansing by Turkey
NATO has abandoned the Kurds to ethnic cleansing to keep Turkey onside against Russia. If the defence of Ukraine depends upon sacrificing the Kurds, we are not defending freedom. We…
Europe – Myth and Reality
The myth of a liberal and humane Europe does not always match up to the reality. Truth and lies are part of the story we tell ourselves.
Diplomacy or bloodshed? What exactly does Zelensky want?
AS the war in Ukraine continues, we heard Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, saying at the weekend that it would only end through diplomacy. Some politicians, notably Jeremy Corbyn, have often…
Finland and Sweden set to join NATO in what Russia sees as ‘unfriendly’ steps
IT is worrying that two countries with a long history of wartime neutrality – Finland and Sweden – could apply for NATO membership within days. This is of course in…
Keep Politics Out Of Sport?
Keep politics out of sport they tell us whenever we object to playing games with tyrants. Until now when the tyrant is Putin, when it is game over.
The Escalating War of Words Over Ukraine
As the war continues in Ukraine, the rhetoric has stepped up with some comparing Putin to Hitler and speaking of war crimes, whilst conveniently forgetting other conflicts.
Fighting the Evil Empire and I don’t mean Russia
We condemn our legacy of empire while our politicians ignore it to condemn Putin's imperial ambitions and sing the praises of liberal democracy.