Putin and Erdogan – keeping the gloves on for now
Why Russia and Turkey’s strongmen still need each other too much to start another war between their countries. Continue reading “Putin and Erdogan – keeping the gloves on for now”
Month: November 2015
And the next Conservative Party leader is…
Betting might as well be suspended because one candidate is a certainty for the job. Continue reading “And the next Conservative Party leader is…”
Time to send the generals back to the barracks
With his intervention on Syria and the nuclear deterrent, General Sir Nicholas Houghton is playing with fire. Continue reading “Time to send the generals back to the barracks”
There is no such thing as legitimacy
During the Syrian Civil War Western leaders have repeatedly said the Assad government has ‘lost all legitimacy’. This phrase means absolutely nothing. Continue reading “There is no such thing as legitimacy”
Sam Street Writes 