Johnson and Juncker agree to step up talks – but no backstop solution proposed
The British government believes it has one shot to present concrete proposals to Brussels
World
Monday
Monday
Would Britain really be first in line for a US trade deal?
If Trump wants to ease a trade deficit, his priority would be to continue talks with the European Union
Sunday
How Boris Johnson can deliver a liberal Brexit
To end free movement without carefully working out what follows after shows pretty striking thoughtlessness
Wednesday
Trump’s bold defiance of Macron’s hate speech charter
Once again he chose the road of greater difficulty, through a terrain of predictable abuse
Monday
I saw the violent Hong Kong protests
Tear gas, Molotov cocktails and gunfire
Sunday
Emmanuel Macron’s climate change virtue signaling
The French president is addicted to the ecstasy of gratuitous self-righteousness
Saturday
The cosmic combination of Hong Kong, Brexit and the trade war
Events could align against Beijing
Friday
Trump must act on Hong Kong before it’s too late
How Beijing will suppress the Hong Kong protests
Friday
America should view China as a hostile, revolutionary power
Washington needs to counter Beijing in the realm of public diplomacy and global opinion
Monday
Boris Johnson should take note of Tom Cotton’s letter
The Arkansas senator’s maneuver was a major signal to post-Brexit Britain
Will Hong Kong’s revolution come West?
American intelligence agencies are watching and learning
Wednesday
The problem of Beijing Biden
The former VP’s campaign is teetering – but maybe not for the reason he thinks
Tuesday
One academic’s fight for the rights of Uighurs
‘This is one of the most serious violations of human rights in this century’
Friday
What to ask Mueller
The special counsel, like Garbo, just wants to be left alone. But his report leaves some very important questions unanswered
Wednesday
‘We will no longer deal with him’ was the end of Sir Kim Darroch
Serious people in Britain should focus their attention on discovering the person or persons who leaked the cables
Tuesday
In defense of treason
If we really care for the fate of the people who compose our nations, our motto should be: America last, China last, Russia last
Thursday
The joys of Independence Day in London
The deep currents of enlightened self-interest have for more than two centuries brought the US and UK together
Tuesday
Trump’s bad Huawei deal with Xi
The Chinese tech giant is a threat to America’s security — and the world’s
Thursday
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is neo-Imperialism
Beijing uses the ‘Imperial Excuse’ for expansion
Wednesday
Ignore the scorn, Trump has been proved right on North Korea
One year on, the Singapore summit is still a diplomatic success
