What Ukraine really needs from Europe
Bear hugs and kind words are not enough
Bear hugs and kind words are not enough
When John Swinney, the Scottish National Party leader, and former ambassador Peter Mandelson visited Donald Trump in the Oval Office a few months ago, the President showed them three different models for his planned renovation of the East Wing of the White House, which he has demolished to build a new ballroom. “If you’re going to do it,” Scotland’s First Minister suggested, “you might as well go big.” This Wednesday marked one year since Trump’s election victory, and going big captures the essence of his second term – bold and controversial moves, which have impressed even British politicians who thought him reckless in his first term. When Trump visited Chequers,
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Speech is the enemy, it seems, and it must be suppressed
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His appointment is a disruptive move at a time when Trump 2.0 is turning democratic politics in the English-speaking world on its head
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