World views from the author of First with the News, a memoir of life on the front line

Monday, 26 January 2026

The axeing of China's top military leader is huge!

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General Zhang Youxia was a favoured son in the eyes of President Xi Zinping. He was vice chairman of the Central Military Commission which i...
Sunday, 25 January 2026

No Ukraine war breakthrough in Abu Dhabi

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It was a week of realpolitik Trump-style. Greenland sorted (kind of), Gaza, peace-boarded, Venezuela already in the bag, and then it was th...
Saturday, 24 January 2026

Could Iran be next on Trump's list - again?

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After the exhausting diplomacy bashing in Davos, Donald Trump will be looking elsewhere for some more foreign policy goals, and high on his ...
Friday, 23 January 2026

Zelensky makes a big mistake

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Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, has demonstrated to the world that he is a brave and resourceful leader at a time when his country...
Thursday, 22 January 2026

Is the Greenland deal really settled?

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Donald Trump has left Davos in Switzerland with the firm declared belief that diplomatic negotiations have now resolved the Greenland issue....
Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Will the US military obey a Trump order to take Greenland?

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Every American soldier is allowed a moral conscience under the US constitution. But the line between conscience and disobeying an order has ...
Tuesday, 20 January 2026

One helluva first year of Trump II

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In exactly one year, Donald Trump has probably had more impact at home and on the world stage than any previous American president. Whether ...
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Veteran Fleet Street reporter, former defence editor, war correspondent and Pentagon correspondent for The Times
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