What would the UK's foreign policy look like under Sir Keir Starmer? According to Professor Azeem Ibrahim, whose paper warning of the impact of Jeremy Corbyn’s foreign policy made front-page news in 2019, Starmer's approach to foreign policy is “more assertive and more serious than that of any Labour leader since the general election of 2010 but still … Continued

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shocked and appalled in equal measure. Such naked aggression and scenes of brutality were not expected to the European backdrop of the 21st Century, yet Vladimir Putin’s regime flouts international norms and humanitarian codes of conduct with abandon. But as the war heads towards the three month mark, and despite … Continued

More than half a million people have been killed in the course of the Syrian conflict, and more than 13 million displaced across the world. At least 100,000 Syrians still languish in the country’s prisons, and the families of hundreds of thousands wait for confirmation of the fate of their loved ones – many of … Continued

In April, after what was seen as the closest race thus far, Emmanuel Macron secured a historic victory and will remain the President of France for another five years. While Macron has managed to do something no other president has achieved – to win re-election while still being in charge of his own government – many … Continued

Since the beginning of the millennium, when Vladimir Putin took power in Russia, authoritarian leaders have come to dominate global politics. Self-styled strongmen have risen to power in Moscow, Beijing, Delhi, Brasilia, Budapest, Ankara, Riyadh and Washington. How and why did this new style of strongman leadership arrive? How likely is it to lead to … Continued

The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was bullied into retreat. In the immortal words of former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 'Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.' But the funny thing was, Britain had already found a role. It even … Continued