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.

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.

Howard Flight: We should be optimistic about the UK’s 2021/22 economic recovery

Furthermore, the world will soon realise that Brexit is no disaster but rather a big positive which could harness growth.

Ben Roback: China. Under Trump, a threat. Under Biden, a competitor. His speech at the Munich Security Conference.

The President’s address was tougher on Russia, but far from radical. If anything, it risked being disappointingly tame.

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.

Daniel Hannan: Ignore the Europhile sneers. Joining the Pacific bloc marks the rebirth of Global Britain.

The CPTPP is preferable to the EU because it elevates mutual recognition over harmonisation.

Benedict Rogers: It seems plausible that this brazen assault on democracy in Myanmar is driven by one man’s ambition

He’s General Min Aung Hlaing, the army’s Commander-in-Chief. Now is the time for sanctions that target the military.

Sam Hall: The Government must secure tougher emission-reduction commitments at this year’s COP26

The third piece in a mini-series on climate change, COP26 and the environment on ConservativeHome this week.

Richard Holden: Biden’s inauguration this week boosts Britain’s new opportunity to pivot to the world

With a new president in place, and the UK’s G7 presidency up and running, we will have a new Indo-Pacific trading opportunity.

Malcolm Rifkind: We need a global response to Beijing’s belligerence, inhumanity and mendacity

Tonight, a major new report will be launched by the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, which sheds a light on Xi Jinping’s brutal regime.

Jamie Greene: Now that Brexit has finally happened, Scotland’s ambitions must stretch beyond Europe

Instead of listening to what Scotland can’t do without Brussels, I want our government to start talking about the opportunities on our doorstep.

Andrew Rosindell: How close we came to waking up in the backstop

If the Spartans hadn’t held out against the pleas of our colleagues then Britain would have been trapped in a customs union with no way out.

Ranil Jayawardena: The trade deals keep coming. And today, as the new EU agreement takes effect, we look forward to more.

We have now secured 97 per cent of the trade value that we set out to reach agreements for first, beyond the EU. And there’s more to come.

Chris Skidmore: It’s freedom that will make Britain a global science superpower – not Whitehall micro-management

In spite of Cummings’ departure, DARPA should remain a manifesto priority: we need its approach to risk – and indeed failure.

Alex Deane: European countries don’t spend enough on defence. Trump told them so – and so should Biden.

The new administration will want to look and feel different but, on this issue, it should resist being lured into “compromise”.