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Eliot Wilson, Opinion Contributor

Eliot Wilson, Opinion Contributor

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How well does Donald Trump understand Elon Musk?

While Musk did not stint or hesitate in his support for Trump, the world’s richest man is not in ideological lockstep with his new friend.

24.11.2024 10

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How will the UK deal with the second Trump presidency?

There have been several awkward stumbles in the relationship between the once-and-future president and his British counterpart.

14.11.2024 4

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The post-imperial saga over Diego Garcia's sovereignty

For nearly 50 years, Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean has been a critical part of the American global strategic footprint.

10.11.2024 10

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Meet the new leader of the UK Conservative Party

Badenoch has always presented herself as a no-nonsense, right-of-center conservative with a powerful belief in free markets and personal...

06.11.2024 4

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How would a President Harris deal with Saudi Arabia?

As president, Harris would need to engage with Saudi Arabia or take a conscious — and momentous — decision not to do so.

29.10.2024 7

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The United Nations is on the verge of irrelevance

There are two unpalatable truths about the U.N.

14.10.2024 4

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How seriously should we take Putin’s threats of nuclear escalation?

Putin's proposed radical revision of Russian nuclear doctrine has to be read alongside what he has actually done over the course of the Ukraine war.

02.10.2024 10

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Is Britain’s ‘green’ foreign policy innovative or mere posturing?

Climate change is not the same type of threat as terrorism or state aggression, and it is much more susceptible to methodical scientific analysis and...

24.09.2024 3

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The Trump-Vance plan for Ukraine is insane

This is the imposition of a Russian veto on Ukrainian foreign policy.

18.09.2024 10

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How will Britain’s defense review affect its allies?

Whoever occupies the White House in 2025 will still find a “special relationship,” but its junior partner will have less hard power to contribute.

16.09.2024 10

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Can Germany’s move to the far right be stopped?

A firewall is not enough.

06.09.2024 50

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Can Emmanuel Macron solve the parliamentary impasse he created?

If he has the inclination for self-reflection, Macron must be wondering if his decision to call a snap election was wholly wise.

29.08.2024 8

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Britain won't win a free-speech fight against Elon Musk

The dangers of mass immigration and the limits of multiculturalism have become favorite Musk talking points.

15.08.2024 4

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Why the far-right is rioting in Britain

It is now obvious that the tragic murder of three young girls in Southport was merely an excuse seized upon by far-right, racist, anti-Muslim groups...

08.08.2024 7

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Don’t expect too much from the Afghanistan War Commission 

Last week the bipartisan Afghanistan War Commission held its first public hearing since it was established in 2021, with members of the foreign policy...

28.07.2024 30

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Comparing the history of political violence in America and the UK

Any decent citizen abhors violence and its presence in the political system. But can we ever eradicate it?

19.07.2024 5

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How the Labour Party swept the board, and what happens next

Labour’s position is, for the moment, crushingly dominant and Starmer will not lose much sleep over parliamentary opposition as he begins the hard...

12.07.2024 9

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Never mind November. Is Biden fit to be president right now?

President Biden's cognitive impairment has been noted by foreign leaders and raises concerns about his ability to faithfully execute the office of...

09.07.2024 5

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The Assange saga is over. What have we learned?

With no clear divisions along party lines, what should we make of the end of the Assange saga?

27.06.2024 3

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Why be Trump’s running mate?

A winning contender will have to sign up to the articles of faith in Trump’s public narrative.

25.06.2024 10

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Europe edges to the right, but it’s not a simple picture

Two developments dominated the elections: the surge of the far-right in some parts of the EU but not in others, and the relative buoyancy of the...

14.06.2024 7

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George H.W. Bush at 100: The last WASP president

Bush seems now a figure of a truly bygone age.

12.06.2024 10

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The future of the ‘special relationship’: What can Britain offer America?

The anxiety always lurks in the background that the decision-makers in Washington do not think about Britain at all.

03.06.2024 10

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‘Mr. Brexit’ makes his own exit — to stump for Trump

Explaining Nigel Farage to a non-British audience is challenging, because understanding him accurately involves nuances of uniquely British social...

28.05.2024 30

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The exhausted Scottish National Party clings to power, for now

A quarter of a century on, there is little sense of optimism anywhere in the parliament.

12.05.2024 10

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The ‘two-state solution’ assumes a State of Palestine is possible — but is it?

It is hard to think of a successful and sustainable state that consists of two more-or-less equally sized but geographically separate entities.

02.05.2024 20

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Why is Rwanda so important to British immigration policy?

The Safety of Rwanda Act is a bad law and it knows it is.

24.04.2024 20

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Is Trump founding a dynasty?

Trump goes into the November election knowing that he can only serve for four years.

18.04.2024 10

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What is Nikki Haley’s plan?

Bluntly, why is she still running?

04.03.2024 3

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What the US-UK relationship would look like with Keir Starmer in power

What can America expect of Starmer, and how would he react to a Democratic or a Republican triumph?

22.02.2024 7

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Recognize Somaliland as an independent nation

A narrow diplomatic window has opened with regard to security and stability in the Horn of Africa.

12.02.2024 8

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Does the U.S. still need its nuclear triad?

Against whom will these weapons be used?

24.01.2024 10

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Protect Taiwan by further integrating it into the global community

Xi Jinping is determined to make progress on his country’s claim to Taiwan.

10.01.2024 20

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Can the U.S. afford for Ukraine to lose?

With no further American assistance, European countries can’t make up the shortfall, and Ukraine will likely wilt before a renewed Russian offensive...

22.12.2023 30

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‘Silent Cal’ finds a fan in Ron DeSantis

Coolidge does not get much attention from modern historiography.

15.12.2023 2

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Japan should assume its role as a major U.S. security partner

Over the last 10 years, Japan has quietly transformed its military capability and stance.

07.12.2023 10

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