Who ate all the Minsk pies?

In the wake of US strikes on Iran's nuclear programme, Vice President JD Vance gets carried away.

Will the US join Israel's attacks on Iran? Probably. Is there a legal case for the strikes? Probably not.

This could get a lot worse, quickly.

A postscript to my previous post. Plus a comment on a submission to the International Criminal Court about Belarus and Georgia's election.

Behind the rhetoric, what does the US really want to see happen to end the war between Russia and Ukraine?

Ukraine's military is being forced to fight with one hand behind its back. Is it time to relax restrictions on its use of donated weapons?

There were examples of Russian heavy-handedness and Chinese subtlety last week. Has Xi Jinping been learning from Napoleon?

Vladimir Putin, warning NATO against deploying troops to Ukraine, says Russia is prepared for nuclear war. Is NATO ready?

Forty years ago this week the world came close to nuclear war. NATO's Able Archer exercise very nearly went very wrong.

I am not usually one to throw caution to the wind, but I am rethinking my position on the rhetoric round nuclear weapons.

NATO’s annual summit has been and gone. The national delegations have returned to their home countries, dispersing like a bag of marbles...

When NATO meets in Vilnius for its annual summit next week, Ukraine will rightly dominate the agenda. The lack of consensus within NATO abou

Last weekend Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will move tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) to Belarusian territory. Meanwhile,...