Brexit & Foreign Policy
Why has The Times got the knives out on DfID?
Following The Times's coverage of the International Policy Network's allegations against DfID's funding of the TUC they once again fuel the aid sceptics' fire.
The London Conference on Afghanistan must ask whether Karzai is up to scratch
The London conference on Afghanistan this week may be too soon to answer how fit to govern Hamid Karzai is, but it is surely not too early to ask it.
Toronto terror case reveals similar pattern to previous al-Qaeda plots
The ‘Toronto 18’ case is important for what it tells us about radicalisation in Nrth America & how the situation there is a mirror image of the UK a decade ago.
Dannatt off message on Tory Trident plans
Former defence chief General Dannatt, who advises David Cameron and the Conservative front bench, has signalled his opposition to the renewal of Trident.
No Shock Doctrine for Haiti
A new facebook group has been set up to stock The Shock Doctrine in Haiti. But the IMF have only agreed an emergency £100m loan with conditions attached.
Cutting defence budget too far, too fast, will undermine Britain’s security
Analysis of this week's Royal United Services Institute Report into the implications of the Strategic Defence Review.