West African states for example can only develop sustainable security and democratic structures needed to stabilise their region with a solid manufacturing base. But between US protectionism, EU trade pressure and now Chinese overcapacity dumping those political economic foundations are squeezed

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We are proud to host a mini-conference on ‘The future of international merchant shipping’ in partnership with the University of Gibraltar as part of the International Sea Power Conference 2025! 📍 University of Gibraltar, Europa Campus 📅 23rd Sept 2025 #ISPC2025 #RoyalNavy

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Last year, Poland warned that in the wake of record flooding, Russian and Belarussian disinfo aimed at undermining the Polish government was up 300%. Yet this type of hybrid threat is getting little attention from NATO as it increases its defense spending. Check out my latest newsletter for more....

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Politics today is less driven by ideological conviction and more by parties chasing votes based on a distorted picture of public opinion, one filtered through algorithms that amplify emotionally engaging content. This incentivises performance over substance and erodes democratic deliberation.

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This is outstanding. God knows what Labour is doing: legitimising the racism that'll be its undoing, losing the coalition which put it in office, trying to secure voters who will never support it, digging its own moral grave. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

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