Luke McGee
04 December 2025
How Brexit is making Britain un-SAFE
The government should have agreed to join a key European defence scheme - there can only be one explanation for why it did not
Read the full article25 September 2025
EU insiders want Starmer to ramp up his Brexit reset
A thaw in UK relations and fear of Trump’s America has Brussels eager to forge closer links
Read the full article04 September 2025
The rehabilitation of Putin
It’s easier for Xi to make friends abroad when he has the Russian dictator by his side
Read the full article14 August 2025
The warm embrace that could freeze Europe
Donald Trump has favoured Ukraine over Russia in recent weeks. But when he meets Putin in Alaska, all that could change
Read the full article09 August 2025
Whisper it, but Starmer is getting one big thing right
The PM is floundering at home but abroad, he may have quietly saved Britain’s global relevance
Read the full article05 July 2025
The disinformation war on Europe
China, Russia and the US hard right now all look at Europe in the same way - as an opponent to be countered
Read the full article31 May 2025
Ukraine braces for a cruel summer
As Putin’s summer offensive begins, insiders in Zelensky’s camp say they are facing the toughest time in years - with scary ramifications for Europe and the world
Read the full article27 May 2025
In Kyiv, my app told me: You are about to be bombed
What it’s like to be in the centre of one of Putin’s airstrikes
Read the full article08 May 2025
Wobbling Starmer must not turn back on the Brexit reset
Battered Keir Starmer knows the May 19 Brexit summit will bring more criticism from Nigel Farage. But the PM can’t turn back now
Read the full article09 April 2025
We must grow up about Brexit to defend Europe
Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade
Read the full article05 March 2025
Can Europe defend itself?
Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?
Read the full article21 February 2025
What the EU really thinks about the Brexit reset
The UK needs to cut red tape and boost growth - but despite hope over a youth mobility scheme, Brussels does not see a new deal as a priority
Read the full article01 February 2025
Are you a political extremist?
Successive British governments have dismissed their voters’ more strident views for too long. This has left political space for the extremists to exploit – and they have been busy
Read the full article19 January 2025
What the EU fears from Trump’s return
On defence, trade and tech, Europe is bracing itself for four years of threats and chaos
Read the full article19 November 2024
The trust and knowledge gap
Just as he talks of closer relations, Keir Starmer’s perplexing refusal to engage properly with the EU or European experts is adding to a widening divide
Read the full article05 November 2024
The Tory party’s greatest threat
The hard right has achieved political power across Europe. British politics now faces exactly the same risk
Read the full article09 October 2024
Starmer’s stepping stones to Europe
Remainers are facing up to the need for a change of tack to push the PM further towards Europe
Read the full article25 September 2024
The EU is too soft on populists
EU institutions have got into the nasty habit of making concessions to populists who have spent their lives railing against Brussels
Read the full article04 September 2024
Britain: Unarmed and dangerous
Our armed forces are not fit for purpose. Here’s how to fix them
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