Tracey Crouch: Britain is leading the world in protecting cultural property

The Government has introduced new measures to protect, preserve, and restore precious sites and artefacts in areas affected by war.

James Frayne: We need more realism in post-Brexit foreign policy

Too many politicians now treat diplomacy as an arena for domestic culture wars, but must recognise how ineffective, and harmful to our national interest, that can be.

Andrew Mitchell: Nigeria offers huge opportunities to post-Brexit Britain

We have deep historic ties to a future continental leader and one of the fastest-emerging global economies.

Daniel Kawczynski: We must take Anglo-Russian relations out of the freezer

Trade and investment between our two countries has staggering potential to generate jobs, prosperity, and higher living standards for citizens of both.

Bob Stewart: What does the Philippines legal victory over China mean for the region?

Should Chinese domestic politics push Beijing to stand its ground it will find its regional and global soft power rapidly dwindling.

Ireland’s traditional party system could be making its last stand

The 32nd Dáil is an object warning against PR, with a huge increase in minor parties making stable government very difficult.

Rebecca Coulson: My evening with Varoufakis

Whether it’s the halls he’s selling out, or himself, the rock star Greek ex-finance minister certainly still has something. But is it what he truly wants?

WATCH: Boris knocks down child in Japanese rugby match

A heroic tackle attempt prevents the Mayor from scoring, if only through guilt.

Turmoil in China – and in the markets. In praise of Mark Field, who last year saw trouble coming

Cronyism, pollution, mounting debt, poorly allocated capital spending and the social consequences of rapid change have all been hanging over the Dragon economy.

Heresy of the week: A richer Africa will mean more migration not less

Some – but not enough – economic development has the effect of making migration a realistic option.

Terry Barnes: Don’t rule out Trump winning the Presidency

The President is also de facto leader of much of the world, and the current Republican front runner presents a truly frightening prospect.

The case for detente with Iran

Which set of paramilitary groups has done more to damage western interests: those sponsored by Iran or those supported by rival regimes we describe as our ‘friends’?

Never mind the Eurozone, the money markets can’t be trusted anywhere

What the Puerto Rican debt crisis tells us about high finance and human nature.

Heresy of the week: Is Britain in the EU really ‘shackled to a corpse’?

Europe is not alone in facing the disastrous combination of a shrinking workforce and high debts.

How Steve Jobs could inspire a victory for the No campaign in the EU referendum

Over the last two or three decades, Europhilia has been a defining feature of the cultural left, but a major re-think is underway.