The UK’s new PM Andy Burnham unveiled a populist agenda

A despatch from the Yalta European Strategy (YES) Conference in Kyiv

One of Ukraine’s most decorated Commanders discusses the war in Ukraine

Carsten Breuer said Russia could exploit Trump’s attempt to rebalance NATO before Europe was ready

The Labour Party lost more than a fifth of its members in 2025, figures published by the Electoral Commission reveal.

July 31: Five reads that piqued my interest this week

‘The tool of tariffs has to be put back in the shed and constrained to be used only in moments that actually serve our national security industries,’ the Senator urged.

As the new Labour leader said he would not try to out-Reform Reform

The Ankara Summit Declaration

Australia personally thanked Mark Rutte for drawing attention to the Pacific

Chief reassures Pacific countries that NATO is ‘on it’ after long-range missile test sparked fury, as Australia intensifies its rhetoric on China to a level not seen since the COVID fallout.

Labour falls well short of headline spending demands

Andy Burnham’s march on No 10 was swift, ruthless and meticulously planned. Now comes the hard part

June 26: Five reads that piqued my interest this week

LATIKA M BOURKE: While the UK PM used his exit speech to list his achievements in office, it was many of those same issues, such as migration and military spending, that sparked his crashing poll figu...

The so-called ‘King of the North’ has defeated the Reform candidate in a by-election which was was put to voters as a chance to elect a replacement for Starmer.

Listen now | David Lammy's former advisor discusses the UK's foreign policy

June 12: Five reads that piqued my interest this week

LATIKA M BOURKE: The resignation makes a mockery of Richard Marles’ nothing-to-see-here feast of words whenever he is asked about the the UK’s ability to deliver AUKUS boats.

The architect of a scathing British report on AUKUS says a high-profile rescue mission by leaders would reinvigorate the agreement — but one retired Admiral describes that as ‘putting lipstick on a pi...

One of the world’s best-known gay rights campaigners has taken aim at Penny Wong for Australia’s failure to respond to anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation in a Commonwealth country.

Australia’s trade minister says the immigration debate is what’s boosting the ‘populist’ party.

Listen now | The Chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee calls for action on AUKUS

Australia's slow-lane approach to national security is showing

The Greens are likely to support the EU trade deal, making Coalition demands that the Government renegotiate the agreement redundant.

The former US Secretary of Defence discusses Taiwan, Iran, European security and how allies should deal with Trump

US president also suggested they should co-operate with Russian leader against the International Criminal Court

LATIKA M BOURKE: Angus Taylor has finally given the Coalition a political direction but his aggressive reset on tax, migration and energy comes with major risks.