From national interest to national existence: Canada in the new world order (lessons for the UK) — New Diplomacy Project ‍ No one has illustrated more starkly the dawn of a dangerous age in global politics than Canada’s prime minister and former Bank of England governor Mark Carney. His Davos speech in January may well ...

When Mark Carney was the first to put his head above the igloo.

What Starmer should do if Trump annexes Greenland Britain needs an emergency plan in response, so here goes

Without the US there is only one path to security, which is further European integration. There is no third way this time, writes Andrew Adonis.

M. Ken Godwin (@mkengodwin) On revolution in our time.

With an uprising in Iran, my new substack on revolutions in our time.
substack.com/profile/4577...

When Monopoly Became Risk: On Imperialism in Our Time In the decades since the end of the British Empire, there have been debates about the morality of imperialism.

When Monopoly Became Risk: On Imperialism in Our Time. Read my new substack here: mkengodwin.substack.com/publish/post...

BFPG's 2025 Annual Survey of UK Public Opinion on Foreign Policy and Global Affairs - British Foreign Policy Group BFPG's 2025 Annual Survey of Public Opinion on Foreign Policy finds that public trust in the US has plummeted, as Britons turn back towards Europe.

Informative survey of British public views on UK foreign policy: The government is aligned with the public in drawing closer to the EU and most people are avowedly anti-Trump. The government needs to do a better job of communicating with youth on why support for Ukraine is important.

Sara Khan: The UK government has not learned from the hor... We are living in an environment of evolving and accelerating extremism. Why is there no counter-extremism strategy in place to combat it?

20 years on from the 7/7 attacks - every indicator of extremism has worsened. Extremism is less like a cancer and more like a blood disease that can spread everywhere - to every community. A whole new approach is needed ->

Is Israel on the brink of a golden age? Benjamin Netanyahu believes he can start reshaping the future of the Middle East

Future security and a 'golden age' for the whole region runs through a two-state solution -

Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities

With the US vacating the soft-power space at lightening speed, it's even more critical for the UK to step up and invest in the BBC World Service, British Council and our other flagship intl programmes. China/Russia are buying up the airwaves unchallenged, to their advantage.

Israel army says shelling Syria after projectiles launched The Israeli military said it was shelling targets in Syria on Tuesday in response to a pair of projectile launches, with Defence Minister Israel Katz saying he held Syria's leader "directly responsibl...

Iran's main aim now in Syria is to destabilise the country to the detriment of the new government. Israel should tread lightly in response to threats from Syria - deterrence shouldn't lead to destabilisation.

Truth cannot survive the attentions of the free speech absolutists | The Observer Independent journalism | News, culture & style | Investigations, analysis, features, ideas, recipes, newsletters & podcasts that make sense of the world

We rightly recognise freedom of expression as fundamental to democracy but we don't often acknowledge threat of dangerous speech & serious harm it poses in eroding our democratic freedoms. Which is why observing legislation around freedom of expression is so critical. Something absolutists don't do.

British fighter jets to carry nuclear bombs American-made planes armed with tactical weapons would be the UK’s biggest defence expansion since the Cold War

The SDR - a long-awaited report on Britain's defence against geopolitical instability - is to recommend wholesale changes to how Britain prepares for war. This weekend's extraordinary Ukrainian strikes against at least five Russian airbases is testament to nimbleness and creativity.

Amid 51st state taunts, King's popularity in Canada grows | CBC News King Charles is enjoying a popularity boost and there is considerably more support for maintaining Canada's ties to the Crown now than when he assumed the throne, according to public opinion polls rel...

The 'Trump effect' seems to have tamped down the 'Crown effect' & King Charles / the monarchy now supported by plurality of Canadians.

Israel’s reinvasion of Gaza is a strategic disaster Netanyahu’s war isn’t about protecting Israelis. It’s about protecting himself

Entirely right, from Israel's former Labor PM Ehud Barak. Most Israelis entirely agree with him. The stranglehold of fanatics in this coalition government is yet another sign of the destructiveness of populist nationalism.

King Charles’s mission in Canada: deliver ‘soft power with impact’ Canadians believe that Charles’s visit will send a ‘powerful’ message to Donald Trump — that Canada is not, and never will be, America’s 51st state

The King’s Speech, in Canada.
During this most crucial visit, King Charles should:
Embody an inclusive, independent state.
Be himself: Respectful, unwavering and strong.
Keep the elephant who wants to be in the room, out of it.
#canada #politicsintheuk

King Charles’s mission in Canada: deliver ‘soft power with impact’ Canadians believe that Charles’s visit will send a ‘powerful’ message to Donald Trump — that Canada is not, and never will be, America’s 51st state

The King’s Speech, in Canada.
During this most crucial visit, King Charles should:
Embody an inclusive, independent state.
Be himself: Respectful, unwavering and strong.
Keep the elephant who wants to be in the room, out of it.
#canada #politicsintheuk