Peter Quentin

Peter Quentin is associate fellow at the think tank Rusi and previously a policy adviser to former defence secretary, Ben Wallace.

Can Starmer charm Trump?

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Keir Starmer is in D.C. for what will probably be one of the most important bilateral meetings of his premiership. The goal is to charm Trump and secure some guarantees for Ukraine’s security after a negotiated peace in the war. Can he succeed? Cindy Yu talks to James Heale and Peter Quentin, Rusi Associate Fellow