Though by demanding that America’s allies spend more on their own defence, the President is unwittingly doing us a favour.
The Republican base which is so staunchly loyal to its president shows no sign of wavering over an issue that candidate Trump was persistently vocal about.
Any eventual review of drugs policy as a whole must focus on collective consequences rather than individual rights.
Our columnist goes behind the scenes in the White House, as fly on the wall of the Oval Office.
“Very nice…getting a good picture, everybody?…thank you,” the American President concludes.
A few small steps for both men, a giant leap for nuclear disarmament and international engagement?
The United States’ traditional allies are wondering if the President’s erratic and aggressive behaviour is a ploy or his true nature.
A focus on foreign policy, but continued disregard for America’s traditional friends abroad: the likely course of the next 500 Days of Trump.
Republicans and Democrats are both desperate for the investigation to conclude, but for opposite reasons.
The use of live ammunition is the result of decisions either made or approved by the defence minister.
The hard truth is that for the country’s politicians what European governments think is of secondary importance. What counts is Congress and Trump.
Not being able to blame Brussels for our problems nor look to the EU for solutions will be immensely reinvigorating.
Making London a truly global financial centre again, with all that would imply for Britain’s place in the world, could quickly become more attractive than the apathy of decline, however proudly sovereign.