Ever since Edward Samuel Miliband became UK Foreign Secretary, his more hawkish critics have accused him of a single, cosmic act of folly and weakness. In August 2013, it is said…

You can’t accuse Christopher Nolan of lacking a theme. In his epic film, The Odyssey, one phrase that repeats, again and again, is “Zeus’ law” and its sanctity in international life. Zeus’ law is the…

What are we, on this side of the Atlantic, really willing to do for Ukraine? Now the question is more urgent.

The MoD’s drive for a net zero military is an ideological folly that risks national security…

Patrick Porter: Putting the Grand Back in Strategy - Statecraft: The New Rules of Power in a Divided World by Jack Watling

The state of Israel does not run U.S. foreign policy. Likewise, the pro-Israel lobby, a coalition of active parties mingling Jewish and gentile voices, does not dictate the terms of Washington’s…

Two opposing ideas about hard power and foreign policy — legalism and nihilism — are being exposed by the Trump administration…

President Donald Trump’s assault on Iran has been costlier, bloodier, and harder than its naïve architects expected. True, it has degraded Iran’s capabilities, written down its navy and hammered its…

There is a vocal group of “Munich hawks” who are fond of using one favourite analogy to accuse today’s leaders of weakness and fecklessness. With j’accuse energy, usually in short-form writing but…

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Eighty years ago, a prime minister faced a a fickle president – and a shifting global order

Join the Mile End Institute for Prof Patrick Porter's lecture marking 80 years since Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri!

Eighty years ago, a prime minister faced a a fickle president – and a shifting global order

Eighty years ago, a prime minister faced a a fickle president – and a shifting global order

The United States, in combination with Israel, is bombing Iran from the sea and air, while inciting rebels to rise and overthrow the regime in Tehran. Tehran retaliates with missile volleys far and…

The United States, in combination with Israel, is bombing Iran from the sea and air, while inciting rebels to rise and overthrow the regime in Tehran. Tehran retaliates with missile volleys far and…

Join the Mile End Institute for Prof Patrick Porter's lecture marking 80 years since Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri!

Join the Mile End Institute for Prof Patrick Porter's lecture marking 80 years since Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri!

What are we, on this side of the Atlantic, really willing to do for Ukraine? Now the question is more urgent.

Join the Mile End Institute for Prof Patrick Porter's lecture marking 80 years since Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri!

Eventbrite - Mile End Institute presents Beyond the Iron Curtain: Churchill's Fulton Speech, 80 Years On - Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Find event and ticket information.

Periods of international tumult, like the present, need careful analysis. Solutions are no good, obviously, if one wrongly defines the problem. And in turn, careful analysis demands precision with one...

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Britain can no longer avoid the costs of appeasing America’s predatory president

Britain can no longer avoid the costs of appeasing America’s predatory president