Five things we learnt at the G20 summit
Climate change gained last minute status as a major global concern – but Ebola was off the table.
Brexit & Foreign Policy
Settlement building as a response to violence is Israel’s worst idea yet
Planning new settlements at a time of civic unrest puts ordinary Israelis at great risk.
Pakistan’s blasphemy law is a relentless guillotine for minorities
The number of Pakistanis being sentenced or killed for blaspheming against the accepted strain of Sunni Islam is on the rise.
Capitalism really did win when the wall fell
But the left shouldn’t despair.
British nationals that join jihadist groups abroad are still British nationals
British nationals that join jihadist groups abroad are still British nationals and should be processed by our criminal justice system like other criminals.
An open letter to the Labour Movement
Members of the British Labour Party calling for meaningful solidarity against ISIS from Labour and the Trade Unions.
Trident: not as future-proof as our politicians like to pretend
The UK’s possession of nuclear weapons is often justified in terms of uncertainty about the future. However, developments at home and abroad may one day make the UK’s Trident weapons system politically (and legally) impossible.
Assad kills journalists too – the West must not work with his regime
Assad is not an ally, he is a man whose stubborn determination to preserve his dictatorship has killed hundreds of thousands.
The EU must be more vocal in its criticism of Vladimir Putin
While European governments have taken action against Russia’s violations of Ukrainian sovereignty, too little is being done about its violations of the rights and freedoms of its own population.
The government faces difficult questions on Trident after the election
There are options for the next government beyond full replacement or scrapping the system.