Is Britain prepared for a major war? | Dominic Lawson
Pentagon researchers agree and have explicitly stated that the American-led world order is “fraying”… Being aware of the possibility of the world’s powers stumbling into war… the question needs to be asked whether we are prepared for such a conflict- and whether the government has a clear understanding of what our role would be within it.
A triumph for ideologues | Ojel L. Rodriguez Burgos
The rhetoric of the Biden campaign, its supporters, and Democratic candidates alike was predicated upon the word; change. But as ideologues, this change involves a radically transformative approach to what they perceive to be oppression, supposedly inherent, in the American system. The policy prescriptions for America of the current Democratic Party are all based in a dangerous rationalism and falsity that governments in DC or state capitals unilaterally know what is best for society, the family, and the individual.
British security in a heating world | Dominic Lawson
The global economic system relies upon an edifice of interconnected networks which are extremely fragile in the face of exogenous shocks, or ‘black swans.’ Any successful British security policy needs to take account of, and fully recognise, how dependent we have become on the various nodes within this greater system along with the dangers this represents. Serious, potentially severe challenges lay ahead for states in the coming decades and Britain’s shall be no exception.
Conservative compromises, compromised conservatives | OC Comment
We have seen that so-called “Conservative” parties have done a poor job indeed of actually conserving anything. It has got to the point where thinking of a single political issue, especially in the social arena, where the Conservative platform nowadays isn’t a carbon-copy of the progressive platform 20 years ago is rather difficult. If an accurate campaign slogan were necessary, I’d say “Progressive, but Late” is a much more apt description for any mainstream conservative party in the West.
How Britain could hold the key to the Caucasian impasse | Dan Mikhaylov
The Nagorno-Karabakh crisis is a complex geopolitical impasse, solving which necessitates strong willpower from Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as productive, rather than destabilising, inputs of the world’s powerful states… Britain itself may contribute to these peace-brokering initiatives, extrapolating the takeaways from the Good Friday Agreement to tackling this dispute. Thus, we shall strike the optimal balance between acting morally and pragmatically.
The nation-state is here to stay | Dan Mikhaylov
What matters is that the nation-state is clearly alive and well, as evidenced by its resurgences across Europe and the entrenched positions this political modus operandi enjoys in China and India, arguably the future leaders of our world. Whether its viability stems from its deeper psychological meaning, its system of fairer competition and communitarian redistribution, or the popular desire to socialise, it is highly likely that its relevance vis-à-vis globalism and multiculturalism will only be reinforced in due course.
Eastern Europe in British Grand Strategy | Dominic Lawson
A strong and militarily integrated Eastern bloc within the wider NATO apparatus promises to be a capable partner for the British military. The Enhanced Forward Presence already plays a large role in the training of the armies of the region and could be expanded and integrated into the command structure. The grand goal would be a Europe which is buttressed by an integrated Eastern coalition on one end and an independent and militarily capable United Kingdom on the other, all with the support of distant Washington.
Biological men have a place in sport – but it’s not as female athletes | Sam Hall
In 2018, JayCee Cooper, a trans-powerlifter, set records in women's bench press after only a year of powerlifting. In 2014, transgender pro MMA fighter Fallon Fox beat Tamikka Brents, giving her a concussion and a broken orbital bone. In layman’s terms (Biology GCSE letting me down once again) that means she had her eye socket caved in. These athletes do not want to be called men and yet in terms of testosterone levels are at a clear advantage over biological women.
The illegal immigration crisis on the Channel and the action it requires | Dan Mikhaylov
This year, an equivalent of the population of Lossiemouth will arrive on Britain’s shores illegally. No matter how one perceives Nigel Farage’s recent exposure of asylum seekers being consistently lodged in four-star hotels, it is unsettling that some of those prospective applicants arrive by illicit means and could pose not just an economic and national security threat, but also a sanitary one given the COVID-19 pandemic. Worse still, these individuals are more often than not accommodated in British communities without those communities’ assent to this practice.