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Feeding Argentina’s Insatiable Irredentist Urges
Argentina’s irredentist expansionism over the Falklands is nothing new. But Milei’s confidence that Trump backs him is less about sovereignty and more about punishment for Europe.
The Gibraltar Opportunity
What has long been a source of tension for UK and Spain could become the point of their future cooperation on the new international scene.
Makerfield and Reform’s New Problem
Farage is making the same mistakes as the Conservatives while Restore might end up like the Greens.
The Farage-Polanski Factor
The realignment of British politics I predicted in 2019 is starting to take shape.
The Weird Axis of the Anglosphere’s Center-Left
As Britain drifts from global heavyweight to geopolitical afterthought, an unlikely alignment between Starmer, Albanese, and Carney could resurrect CANZUK as a serious alternative to US dominance.
Europe: Out of Gas
Gas prices across Europe are spiralling out of control, but the reasons are deeper than just Russia turning off the tap.
Future of UK Politics
While Boris Johnson’s ascendancy to the political throne in the UK is uninteresting in itself, the new fault lines forming in British politics point to a major realignment in the future.