Jack Lopresti: Britain must support our friends in Kurdistan

Iraq may be a voluntary union in theory, but in practice it is sectarian, over-centralised, and coercive.

Ben Roback: Trump at the UN – how do you solve a problem like Korea?

A president who is quick to attack friends and allies needs to bring other world leaders into his coalition.

Garvan Walshe: How to counter thermonuclear proliferation, the true threat posed by North Korea

The policy of preventing Pyongyang becoming a nuclear state has failed. We must now shift to protecting others from that new reality.

Ben Brittain: An EU defence force would betray Brexit and undermine NATO

Since the UK has become a full member of Junker’s military plans, this plunges into doubt whether Brexit does indeed mean Brexit.

Johnson is right to question our rush to democracy after overseas interventions

A dogmatic, utopian insistence on imposing the American model wholesale often runs contrary to establishing stability, growth, and the rule of law.

James Gray: Before yet another defence review, we must first answer the big question – what is Britain for?

Unless we know our role in the world, we cannot have a strategy. And without a strategy, we cannot suitably design our armed forces.

Nadhim Zahawi: Trump. Shocking at home, but successful abroad – so far

He was excoriated for ramping up tensions over North Korea rather than cooling them down. But his aggression seems, for the moment at least, to be paying off.

Iain Dale: I never thought I’d compare an American President to a North Korean dictator. But here I go.

Plus: UKIP goes nuts. And: Chapman’s tweets might lead you to believe that he’s taken some sort of personality-changing drug.

John Jenkins: The Government must rethink its policy of engagement with Islamists

I can’t find a single example of this policy successfully moderating such an organisation, but plenty of it distorting Western policy.

Nadhim Zahawi: Meanwhile, as we fix our gaze on Kim Jong Un and Maduro, China makes veiled threats of war against India

This aggressiveness about disputed territories has become a feature of Chinese foreign policy.

Britain must be a champion of freedom above all things

We must never forget that the Opposition would ally us with any tyrant, terrorist or thug so long as they recite the requisite ideological verses.

Ben Roback: The Russia story is closing in on Trump

The President finally looked as if he were spending a little time on policy and wooing American allies in Eastern Europe. Then…

Bob Blackman: Brexit gives us the freedom to get tough on Iran

EU leaders are caught between the Islamic Republic’s atrocious record and the allure of its oil. We must take a stronger stance.

Jack Lopresti: We should be sympathetic to Kurdistan’s quest for independence

The Kurds have proved to be staunch allies against Daesh, and their forthcoming referendum will help them protect both themselves and us.

Ben Roback: We are finally seeing the Trump White House engage with policy

From tax and healthcare to foreign affairs, the administration is finally getting down to the business of government.