Published by UnHerd (26th July, 2018) Four months ago I attended a conference in New York that bought together experts on Vladimir Putin. It was a fascinating event, […]
Europe / Russia / Technology
Putin’s propaganda deserves mockery, not a ban
Published by The Times (20th April, 2018) Have no doubt: RT, the television channel formerly known as Russia Today, is a malign force. It exists to pump out […]
Syria / United States / World
Air strikes only expose the West’s weakness
Published by The i paper (16th April, 2018) One year ago the newly-elected president of the United States was watching cable news when it showed distressing images of […]
Syria / World
White Helmets hit back at Russian slurs
Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th April, 2018) Leaders of the Syrian rescue squad accused by Russia of faking footage of gassed children in the chemical weapons assault […]
Syria / World
What’s the point of gesture bombing in Syria without a wider strategy?
Published by CapX (12th April, 2018) There is one fact that everyone can agree: the war in Syria is utterly appalling, an eruption of hell that stains humanity. […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
No place for defeatism in the struggle for democracy
Published by The i paper (19th March, 2016) As Russia goes through another sham election to crown its tsar for six more miserable years, it is easy to […]
Europe / Russia
Putin is not strong – it’s we who’ve grown weak
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th March, 2018) In December 1989, a young KGB officer was stationed in Dresden watching the collapse of communism when a crowd […]
Europe / Russia
Survivor of two poison attacks: hit Abramovich to hurt Putin
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th March, 2018) A Russian dissident who has survived two attempts to poison him in the past three years has called on […]
Europe / Politics / Russia
Corbyn’s failure of leadership
Published by The Daily Mail (15 March, 2018) Every now and then, there are times in politics when the world explodes into confrontation and a leader is defined […]
Africa / Rwanda
Rwanda deserves to be condemned as much as Russia
Published by The Times (14th March, 2018) After a hard week working as a mental health nurse manager, Noble Marara was relaxing at home with his family when […]
Europe / Russia
Putin is winning his war against the West
Published by The i paper (5th March, 2018) The temperatures are below freezing with snow falling, but how sunny the view must seem for Vladimir Putin as he […]
Europe / Russia
The World Cup has lost its lustre
Published by The i paper (4th December, 2017) I remember clearly the first World Cup that captivated me. It was Argentina in 1978, back in those distant days […]