Nato needs enhanced capabilities, not just more funding Daniel Sleat Extra defence spending is welcome but not enough. Europe needs to be able to defend itself with a credible military capability within Nato, says Daniel Sleat Ongoing wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and elsewhere continue to highlight the geopolitical volatility of the world we live in. The risk of escalation in any one of [...]
Prigozhin’s believed assassination is a sign of a weak, desperate Putin daniel sleat Vladimir Putin is desperately holding onto power and trying to rid himself of any threats like Yevgeny Prigozhin.
As Turkey hitches itself to Nato and the EU, it is a litmus test for a Russia on the wane Daniel sleat As Turkey pulls closer to the West, it is a sign President Erdogan is doubting the future of Russia’s influence, writes Daniel Sleat.
A successor to Putin is just as likely to be an aggressor to the West if we’re not careful June 28, 2023 The Wagner Group attack over the weekend is proof that Vladimir Putin won't survive the war in Ukraine. But the West should be concerned about who could come next, writes Daniel Sleat
Finland’s accession to Nato backs Russia in a corner but it won’t end war in Ukraine April 13, 2023 Finland has joined NATO, and this is a very positive development in the West's fight against Putin's barbaric regime. But there's much more to be done to support Ukraine, writes Daniel Sleat
Putin’s war with Ukraine is unwinnable but as a leader, he cannot afford to lose December 8, 2022 Ten months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine one simple fact has become abundantly clear: set against its original goal to completely conquer Ukraine, Moscow cannot win the war but neither can Putin afford to lose it. Ukraine has fought heroically to repulse the original Russian invasion and to push back Putin’s forces. But, for all [...]
We do need serious mental health policy change, but we also need a change of heart November 9, 2022 This week I shaved off my beard to leave a resplendent moustache. I haven’t done Movember before but this year, I wanted to play a part. Last year, 75 per cent of suicides were men. I’ve always been cautious about campaigning along identity lines, but there is clearly a specific issue with men’s mental health. [...]
To recreate a 1997 victory, Labour needs to find a clear path to do more – with less October 18, 2022 One of the most recent polls has put Labour 26 points ahead of the Conservatives. Even less favourable polling would still give Labour a big 1997-style landslide. In other words: great news for Labour, bad news for the Tories, with the Prime Minister already clinging to her job just five weeks in. The question for [...]
As Vladimir Putin raises the stakes, he reveals a losing hand in Russia’s war on Ukraine September 30, 2022 From the start Putin has been playing a high stakes game of poker with a losing hand.
Russia is overplaying its hand to try and force the West to give concessions February 22, 2022 AS world leaders plunge into an eleventh hour bid to talk Vladimir Putin down from the edge of a war with Ukraine, the fundamental misconceptions at the heart of Russia’s objectives in Ukraine must be dispelled in order to calibrate the right response. Russia wants a pro-Moscow administration in Ukraine without having to undertake a [...]
