I was Jakarta based when Suharto fell - there is little Embassies can do when civil order has broken down. The advice was “Get to the airport with cash, if you can” while Singapore Airlines performed… (View Post)

Almost two years ago I reported that Boris Johnson had tried to meet the Queen when he had Covid symptoms. I was told by No10 it was “completely untrue”. Yet @AnthonySeldon and @RaymondNewell confirm… (View Post)

UK armed forces have completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff. I pay tribute… (View Post)

Dame Edna gets the last word… (View Post)

Breaking: @TheStudyofWar reports that Ukrainian forces have established positions in east (left) bank of Dnipro in Kherson Oblast as of yesterday. The institute cites textual and geocofirmed graphica… (View Post)