Dov Zakheim
The last Republican in the age of Trump
Senator John McCain stood for the bipartisan politics of the Cold War era and against isolationism. Will his party die with him?
Trump’s big gamble on North Korea
The US President may yet confound his critics
Erratic Trump must get a grip or lose his allies
Unnerved by the US President, America’s friends are loosening their ties with Washington, leaving a vacuum for Russia and China to fill
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal