Christopher Phillips

Western states’ warming ties with China would have been hard to imagine a few years ago. It was only in May 2023 that the G7, at President Joe Biden…

The United States has long been accused of being an ‘empire’. Whether conquering indigenous lands on its own continent, capturing Spanish territory…

The first quarter of the 21st century is coming to an end, and global politics looks quite different to how it did when crowds gathered across the…

The fall of the Sudanese city of El-Fasher in November led to horrendous reports of mass killing. In recent days, British parliamentarians were told…

Within a few days of each other, France and Germany have moved to revive National Service in the face of Russia’s growing military threat. In late…

US President Donald Trump likes to think of himself as a peacemaker. He also likes to point it out whenever he can. When attending the signing of a…

The Gaza Peace Summit, held in Sharm El-Sheikh on 13 October, appears to be a moment of Western triumph. Leaders from 26 states, and representatives…

As a keen Aston Villa fan, I have been closely following the debate about the possible expulsion of Israeli clubs from UEFA competitions, given that…

Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK’s populist Reform UK party, announced in late August that, should he win the next UK election, he would deport up…

Few UN General Assembly (UNGA) sessions have been as explosive as 2025’s. Donald Trump, as ever, grabbed the headlines with his rambling, pugnacious,…