What could a peace deal for Ukraine mean for Europe’s economy? Opinion Whatever settlement emerges from current negotiations around Ukraine will shape not just Europe’s security future, but it’s economy too, says Andrew Hammond Some three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, action on the battlefield remains high pitched. Yet, the fundamental topic at the Munich Security Conference in recent days has been growing signals of a [...]
Trump’s tariffs: Short-term tactic or the start of a trade war? Opinion It’s not yet clear whether Trump’s threat of tariffs on the EU are intended as a shock and awe tactic to boost US exports or a more considered effort at reshaping global trade. Either way, we’re in for a period of economic volatility, says Andrew Hammond China, Canada, and Mexico are in the process of [...]
The stakes are high for Starmer’s post-Brexit return to Brussels Opinion Brexit remains a defining issue, but say it quietly, writes Andrew Hammond as he explores what could come up on Starmer's Brussels trip.
A huge majority but is the two-party system on its way out? July 8, 2024 The real story of this election isn’t Labour’s landslide but the rise of smaller parties, says Andrew Hammond Labour’s landslide on Thursday means that election 2024 will, rightly, go down in the history books alongside 1997, 1979 and 1945 as key political moments in the nation’s post-war era. Yet, the longer-term significance of the ballot [...]
PM must pull G7 back from the dusty halls of diplomatic irrelevancy to tackle Covid, China & climate change February 24, 2021 Last Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted the first leadership meeting of the UK’s 2021 presidency of the G7. While the western club may appear ill-suited to tackling the global crisis from the pandemic, it has always been at its best reacting to the big issues of the moment. Indeed, the very fact that it [...]
