The Nigerian government has skilfully managed to maintain good relations with Washington despite Trump’s threats and US air strikes on northern Nigeria.
An alliance with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan would not make NATO member Turkey better defended. But it would provide other advantages.
On 4 February 2026, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is due to expire. If it does, it will mark the first ...
Amid calls for the international community to ‘unequivocally reject’ the election results, only two real options remain: ...
Opinion
EU leaders echo de Gaulle, saying Europe must depend on no-one. But where should autonomy begin?
Leaders agree on the need to reduce dependencies in defence, technology, energy and trade. But what are the priorities? And can they overcome their fragmented politics?
President Trump proclaimed US strength and denigrated Europeans. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged smaller nations to ...
Greenland is an island with the right to independence, which may store up legal problems – as the UK’s experience with the ...
Opinion
Starmer’s China visit is the big story – but Beijing’s invisible leverage warrants greater scrutiny
Keir Starmer’s upcoming China visit and the UK’s approval of China’s new ‘mega-embassy’ have dominated headlines. But more attention should be paid to Beijing’s less visible levers of influence.
The core premise of a local technocratic committee supported by international and regional stakeholders is not unorthodox.
US concerns about the status of its base in the Chagos Archipelago is understandable in a region of huge strategic importance ...
The willingness of major powers – both the US and China – to engage in increasingly blatant economic coercion will prove a ...
Netanyahu’s government will seek to show strength in the West Bank, but a draft bill poses a looming crisis – as does an investigation into the cross-border attacks of 2023.
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