Neil O’Brien: I can laugh off China sanctioning me, but we can’t shrug off the threat it poses

The UK and governments across the west have started to act.  But we’re still just starting to figure out how to respond.

Jeremy Quin: The Government’s defence investment ensures a modern, persistent and effective approach to future threats

Spending amounts to an extra £24 billion over four years from today’s levels, helping to equip our Armed Forces.

Neil Hudson: We have every reason to feel excited about the Government’s ambitious Turing scheme

Some of the criticisms that have been thrown at the scheme can only be described as inaccurate, misrepresentations.

Jason Reed: Dowden’s latest task? Regulating the internet. Here’s what Australia can teach us about that challenge.

The UK has a lot to learn from the recent regulatory punch-up between Facebook and the Australian government.

Nigel Wright: What Canada’s new Conservative leadership thinks about CANZUK

Erin O’Toole, Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada, championed the idea during his bid to run the Conservative Party of Canada.

Jack Richardson: Green policy as security policy. And why we shouldn’t let China corner the market in new technologies.

The D10 presents an opportunity for coordinating democracies around goals of combating climate change while securing supply chains.

WATCH: Truss discusses ‘Global Britain – navigating the post-Brexit world’

The International Trade Secretary joined the panel for a live event with Anand Menon, Katy Balls and Andy Burwell, chaired by Paul Goodman.

Anand Menon: What does Global Britain mean in practice, and when will the Government deliver it?

It will need to make hard choices and to show evidence of a clarity and long-term vision that, to date, have been rather notable by their absence.

William Prescott: Australia is starting to reach the limits of what its coronavirus strategy can do

It has faired much better than the mother country. But far from delivering ‘Zero Covid’, the costs of international isolation are unsustainable.

Chris Loder: Our rail industry is a sleeping giant when it comes to boosting international trade

One of an occasional series of articles that ConservativeHome is publishing in advance of the Budget.

Why was there no reference to Islamist extremism in Johnson’s terror speech?

Perhaps the answer is bound up with China – and our inability to focus on more than a single problem at once.

Paul Howell and Heather Wheeler: Full HS2 is critical to our election commitment to rebalance the economy

We cannot waste the opportunity that our Government’s high-speed rail investment plans presents.

John Penrose: We can cut costs while maintaining standards to deliver better regulation

The good news is that if we can break out of our recent rut, the opportunities for post-Brexit Britain to cut red tape should be huge.

Philip Mitchell and Chris Goddard: 2020 was a reality check on China. Trade offers opportunities for the UK to assert its values.

It allows for criticism and negotiation provided the West stands together to call out abuses.

Damian Flanagan: Manchester has a central role to play in preserving the UK

It’s better equipped than London to sympathise with the economic realities of what is going on in cities far closer.