The beginning is nigh
20 predictions for 2019
Europe
Wednesday
Friday
The Prague delusion
The Central European city is the last stop for the resistance fantasy
Wednesday
Should George Soros be Person of the Year?
It depends on which year
Thursday
The confusion of the Confucians
Kissinger is right about Trump, of course
Friday
Steve Bannon goes to war with the Pope
He’s setting up Hogwarts for culture warriors in Italy
Wednesday
The Special Relationship between the Bushes and the Queen
Prince Charles is attending Bush 41’s funeral
Tuesday
Putin turns up the heat on Ukraine – again
Kiev must re-focus the world’s attention on Moscow’s continuing aggression against them
Monday
Emmanuel Macron is toxic and Paris is burning
The French president’s leadership is undermined by his ever-more radical obnoxiousness
Friday
One hundred years after ‘A Nation Fit for Heroes’
On November 23, 1918, David Lloyd George put forth a vision of post-war solidarity, in keeping with the sacrifices made in wartime
Friday
Leading Brexiteers in DC to talk US-UK free trade agreement
As Theresa May’s government crumbles, David Davis and Owen Paterson make their move
Tuesday
I would drink Trump wine if it were available in France
Mr Trump should be warned that the French have a history of responding violently to attempts to open the wine market
Monday
Trump had an opportunity to redefine American foreign policy. He blew it
President Trump ought to have used his Saturday platform to tell Europeans what an awful idea American intervention in World War One really was
The clash between Macron and Trump
It’s no good the French president warning against the rise of nationalism without addressing the causes
Friday
Is Donald Trump more popular than Emmanuel Macron in France?
The two men have such a great personal connection, perhaps they can comfort each other
What happened when I wrote about Islam in Britain
Media commentators can refute what I saw, but I’ve spoken with many British Muslims who agree with my portrayals
Friday
The troika of absurdity
Only one possible explanation exists for the breathtaking cynicism implicit in Bolton’s speech: domestic politics
Wednesday
More fake news on Brexit from the New York Times
Stephen Castle has painted a picture of a Britain in panic based off a Facebook group of 1,200 people
Monday
Will the royal baby be an American?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are delighted to confirm to the public that it All Works Down There
Friday
Why the Ryder Cup is great
The bi-annual clash between Europe and the US is the greatest show in golf
Thursday
Was Theresa May attacking Trump, or a blond populist closer to home?
The Prime Minister’s UN gambit exposes her as an unreliable, unsuitable partner
