At this stage, I think Reform are still like Labour, in the 1918-22 period. So, I think it’s more likely they will be the next Opposition, rather than the next government. (View Post)

But, people will stop buying US goods, funding US government debt, and hosting US bases. This is all so stupid, and self-defeating. (View Post)

Yes and no. The USA’s establishment, from 1948 onwards, certainly saw their long-term strategic interest as involving the creation of stable, democratic, states, and forming military partnerships wit… (View Post)

If we were still in the EU, what would we be doing differently? What would the EU be doing differently? And what would Trump be doing differently? (View Post)

The USA, under Trump, is throwing away its strengths, in favour of the belief it can exercise hegemony through brute force. Essentially, the administration 's view was expressed 2,500 years ago:… (View Post)