The UK’s current #BeKind mindset must change if as a society we are ever to reach the level of military readiness aspired to by our NATO partners.
In comparison to the Rwanda scheme, the arguments for such cards are stronger and the arguments against it weaker.
It may not be possible for the West to find one, but it’s in our interest to try – no less than to support war-torn, Putin-invaded Ukraine.
It may be possible to be in favour of upholding the GFA and maintaining Northern Ireland’s place in the union whilst also favouring withdrawing from the Convention, but I am struggling to see how.
As events in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia show, the edifice that Putin has painstakingly put in place is now in the greatest of danger.
The situation will fester, which will pose major challenges for statecraft, and for the stability both of Ukraine and of surrounding areas.
NATO must stand united against Russia’s desire to restore Soviet hegemony.
Policymakers should be asking themselves whose quality of life worsens thanks to the current unplanned mess.
The most important task is the resolution of the constitutional crisis and a return to the normal democratic process.
Weakening at home and friendless abroad, it finds itself on the back foot – and exposed to its nations’ reliance on EU funds.
Universities need heavier scrutiny. Owners must be identified. Media backed by regimes that restrict freedom should be denied broadcast licenses.
The prominence of Russians in the UK means that the UK can play an outside role in making the migraine even worse.
The UN genocide system is broken and needs a shot in the arm from a country willing to stand and be counted.
Since at least 2008, he has been striving to ‘Make Russia Great Again’ through the old Tsarist gambit of ‘strategic depth.’