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BURNHAM'S RUSSIA CHALLENGE
Britain's new prime minister pledges to stand by Ukraine. That brings another responsibility – dealing wisely with Russian hostility. FREE TO READ

Paul Hansbury
Aug 285 min read


THE END OF NATO?
How Europe must respond if Trump takes the United States out of NATO. Three policy recommendations. SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Paul Hansbury
Apr 710 min read


NUMBER THEORY
A peep into the secret world of the numbers stations. SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Paul Hansbury
Mar 185 min read


TERROR IN TEHRAN
Does he know what he is doing?
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Paul Hansbury
Mar 58 min read


A MOST DANGEROUS MAN
January blues. At the moment the US, not Russia, is the greatest threat to NATO as the row over Greenland heats up. FREE TO READ

Paul Hansbury
Jan 208 min read


BELARUS NOTES #12: U.S. DIPLOMACY
A US delegation went to Minsk. It gave Lukashenka a photo opportunity, the US something to crow about, and caused a headache for everyone else.

Paul Hansbury
Jul 10, 20258 min read


BRITAIN AND AMERICA: TROUBLE BREWING?
Trying to make sense of the kind of relationship the UK will have with the US in the next four years.

Paul Hansbury
Feb 2, 202510 min read


'ROOT AND BRANCH': DEFENCE REVIEW MUSTN'T GET TANGLED IN THE WEEDS
A few comments on the UK's Strategic Defence Review, which was announced earlier this week.

Paul Hansbury
Jul 18, 20245 min read


GEORGIA ON THE BRINK
Georgian protests, Lord Cameron in Ukraine, a scathing US view of the UK army, Belarusian informants... What caught my attention this week.

Paul Hansbury
May 4, 20246 min read


CHINA THREAT?
Some are lobbying for the UK government to label China as a 'threat' in its official documents. How worried should we really be about China?

Paul Hansbury
Apr 5, 20246 min read
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