It's a classic negotiating tactic. Create a big row over marmalade and then by the time it's resolved, you don't realise you've signed away your chutney. (View Post)

Unrelated but the Ukrainians are also operating out of Libya to attack Russian shipping. They will end up as the most powerful state in Europe. (View Post)

The diplomatic fallout is potentially more severe than at the time of the Iraq War because this is far more consequential for the global economy. The emergence of Ukraine as a global actor is an inte… (View Post)

WTH https://x.com/PolitlcsUK/status/2040184433475506261 Sadiq Khan's police protection officers have been suspended after leaving a bag of guns on the street outside of his home on Tuesday eveni… (View Post)

https://x.com/hahussain/status/2040165582935343400 GCC voices now calling for boycotting France for blocking a UNSC resolution to open Hormuz Strait. (View Post)