Dec 16, 2021
Why should the UK consider corruption a national security threat?
With an epidemic of fraud hitting the UK during the pandemic, and corruption a matter of daily concern in Westminster, I interviewed Helena Wood, a Senior Fellow at RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, for this week's #BritainDebrief...
Dec 9, 2021
What is Macron's grand strategy?
As the 2022 French presidential election approaches, I interviewed Michel Duclos, Special Advisor for Geopolitics at the Institut Montaigne and former French Ambassador to Syria and Switzerland, for this week's #BritainDebrief for the Atlantic Council. The interview draws on his new book...
Dec 3, 2021
What can Britain do if Russia invades Ukraine?
As a major war scare between Russian and Ukraine develops, I interviewed Dr. Maryna Vorotnyuk, a Russia and Eurasia Research Fellow at RUSI for this week's #BritainDebrief for the Atlantic Council.
What does this crisis between Russia and Ukraine mean for Britain? What...
Nov 23, 2021
Can Britain and France get on?
How does the French establishment feel about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson? Which of France's main foreign policy objectives currently match those of the UK? Does Brexit still cast a shadow of UK-European relations?
To get a broader perspective, I interviewed Georgina Wright, a Senior...
Nov 16, 2021
What is Britain’s place in a populist age?
Is Anglo-American democracy decaying? Has politics become over-personalized around populist leaders? What does this mean as war scares impact Eastern Europe?
To better understand the security implications of this, I spoke with Dr. Fiona Hill, a Robert Bosch Senior Fellow at...