World

Saudi Arabia

Who trusts Saudi Arabia?

The special relationship between the Trump administration and MbS

Paul Wood

The wrong kind of dissident

Why is there no campaign to free Boualem Sansal?

The novelist, who is eighty and suffers from cancer, was arrested at Algiers airport on November 16

Hugh Schofield

Greenland

Why Greenland’s election might not have been so bad for Trump

‘The night’s big loser was the status quo,’ says Tom Dans

Juan P. Villasmil

Europe

J.D. Vance didn’t go far enough on Europe

Populist parties of both the right and left have been persecuted by the EU for at least twenty-five years

Rod Liddle

Typhoon fighting

Is the Trump administration ready to stop Chinese espionage?

It’s hard to exaggerate how bad the China spying problem is

Ian Williams

March 13, 2025
In search of John R. Bradley
The mystery of The Spectator’s man in the Middle East
Lara Prendergast
March 13, 2025
Is Ireland out of Trump’s firing line?
The Taoiseach Micheal Martin’s White House encounter with Donald Trump was controversial even before it was announced
Ian O’Doherty
March 12, 2025
Is Canada doing enough to tame Trump?
The Liberal party is still courting China — and wondering why Trump isn’t happy
Jane Stannus
March 12, 2025
Has Ukraine called Putin’s bluff?
As long as Kyiv refused a ceasefire, Putin could portray them as obstacles to peace
Mark Galeotti
March 11, 2025
Ukraine agrees to US-proposed month-long ceasefire with Russia
If Russia ignores — or refuses — the proposal, the ball will then be in Trump’s court as to what to do next
Lisa Haseldine
March 11, 2025
Will this be the deal that makes peace possible in Syria?
Anything that can stop this violence and restore law and order cannot be a bad thing
James Snell
March 11, 2025
Romania’s democracy has descended into farce
Cǎlin Georgescu is a victim of illiberal Europe
Gavin Mortimer
March 10, 2025
Will the support for Keir Starmer last?
The decision to cut aid to fund the military has already riled Labour’s soft left
Katy Balls
March 10, 2025
Can Ireland fix its relationship with Trump?
The political gulf between Irish and American leaders has never been wider
Ian O’Doherty
March 10, 2025
Will Trump rip up the US-Japan security alliance?
Japanese policy makers are learning the hard way that America is under new management
Philip Patrick