Robin Millar: History teaches us that appeasing aggression only fuels more aggression. It’s a lesson we must apply to Ukraine.
NATO must stand united against Russia’s desire to restore Soviet hegemony.
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Interview with Tobias Ellwood: Johnson lacks “serious expertise, people with political acumen, over in the Number 10 machine”
The row over the Northern Ireland Protocol must not be allowed to poison co-operation with our continental partners on defence against Russia.
Tom Clougherty: Tax rises will trash the UK’s international competitiveness. But there is a better way.
The country is approaching a competitiveness cliff-edge. The Government must change course before it’s too late.
AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific. A tilt to it, yes. A lunge, no.
Putin’s Russia is closer to home – remember the Salisbury attack – and Islamist extremism is already here.
Adrian Lee: Nord Stream 2. How Russia could turn off half Germany’s gas supply – and so threaten our collective security.
It may gradually slide down the road to a more neutralist position in the years ahead – to paraphrase William Hague “In NATO, but not run by NATO.”
Matt Kilcoyne: The G7’s aim to establish a global tax cartel is at odds with national independence. It deserves to fail.
Why should a Conservative want to create a ratchet effect that only ends up with higher rates?
The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine. A run down of the developments across Europe as extreme caution takes hold.
The suspension of the vaccine will lead to more problems in areas that are already struggling with their roll outs.
Neil O’Brien: Lessons we can learn from fast-growing countries to help us to grow faster
Japan, Korea, Taiwan and now China, have all invested heavily in new technologies – through government support for new industries.
Alex Morton: How Sunak can save £30 billion a year
The first group of savings are about making the state more efficient, the second about creating a state focused on the core tasks of government.
Rehman Chishti and Knox Thames: Freedom of religion is under threat. Trans-Atlantic efforts can combat that.
The US and UK, along with other countries in Europe, are fighting to ensure that no one is persecuted for their religious beliefs.
Julian Brazier: The future of the Army – and why Haldane’s approach remains the best.
His instinct to bring together various reserves to create a ‘Second Line’ was crucial in the First World War; leaders today should take inspiration.
Tom Tugendhat: It’s time for the Government to stand with its allies – and stand up to Iran
To do so would mean more than staying in step with Trump. For no US administration could accept being bound into a UN system without a veto.
Anna Nadibaidze: Where do the other members of the EU stand on the question of an Article 50 delay?
It would need unanimous agreement. Looking at each of the 27’s varying comments, there are six distinct camps of opinion.
Henry Newman: A dozen reasons to unstop the backstop
It now the main issue blocking a negotiated agreement – thus risking a No Deal and potentially a harder Irish border. In short, it risks triggering the very thing it is supposed to avoid.
Henry Newman: What will the EU look like after we have left it?
Our exit in will coincide with a new cycle of European elections which will redraw political power in the European Parliament and other EU institutions.