2 podcasts and 3 blogs on the collapse of the international order
Wales might be safe
The last few days have seen us live through events that will provide historians with enough material to fill whole libraries. We’ve talked and written about it all. No doubt with much more to come:
TRUMP AND IRELAND
It has long been feared that Trump’s second presidency would be more extreme than his first and that it would be characterised by chaos, volatility and uncertainty. Less than a month in I think it is safe to say that on all fronts the situation is evolving in a more dramatic way than could have been imagined. The images of Elon Musk in the Oval Office w…
Selling out Ukraine is a new low
I keep getting asked: what is Trump trying to achieve? To some people it is obvious, but for most of us there is still a considerable amount of fog. But while there is no obvious tactical or strategic set of goals, some clarity is provided by each of the daily announcements. The latest is the betrayal of Ukraine.
Another Munich? Or a deal to remind us of the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact?
Why is anybody surprised? It’s possibly because we were once told to take Trump seriously but not literally. Big mistake if you fell for that one. As many have noted, the menu of policies laid down by Project 2025 (the ultra-conservative plan for the world) is being implemented in a big hurry.