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There’s a cliched story about what a philosopher does. The story goes that a professor asksof his students whether the chair in the front of the classroom exists. One student…

Last week, Taiwan held its largest ever preparedness exercise simulating some of the conditions a potential invasion of the island could create. Next week, it will be holding nation-wide air…

I will simply present historical facts to ask if Ukraine, as we know it today, was part of what we would consider “modern” Russia.

Northern Ireland is not meant to have a unified singular political party in control of Stormont. To ensure lasting peace, the largest unionist party and the largest nationalist party must…

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, over 3.5 million Ukrainians have had to flee their country. Up to seven million Ukrainian refugees could arrive in the coming weeks, according…

“Our most reliable allies on the international stage? The Arabs – they never disappointed us”. This joke was made by Israeli satirist, Ephraim Kishon, in his book “Sorry we won”…

As the war rages in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has threatened to launch nuclear missiles against Western cities. So far, this seems more like a bluff than a real prospect, but…

Earlier this week, the Chancellor made his Spring Statement. We all know that the UK is facing serious economic challenges in the year ahead and we must recognise the tough…

This week, more information about the Government’s controversial Online Safety Bill filtered out into the public domain. Rather than being a wholesale rethink of the more news-friendly and damaging proposals…

In today’s world there is one clear threat that surpasses all others: the rise of China. Current forecasts predict that China’s economy will become the world’s largest in just over…