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Alec Russell

Financial Times

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The death of the diplomat in Trump’s America

Sidelining the state department and relying on dealmakers will come at a cost

tuesday 20

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Alec Russell

Has the UK now found its role in the world?

As Trump’s America steps back from the global stage, there are openings for post-Brexit Britain to lead

22.08.2025 5

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Alec Russell

How to defeat populism — a refresher

Insurgents are striking a chord with electorates worldwide, but Romania has fought back

04.08.2025 70

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Alec Russell

Listen to Afrikaners, not Trump, on the state of South Africa

The white minority does have justified anxieties but many are thriving and it is absurd to talk of a ‘genocide’

21.05.2025 6

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Alec Russell

How not to fight populism: a lesson from Romania

The real culprits for the rise of the right are the complacent parties who have ruled since the 1989 revolution

15.05.2025 5

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Alec Russell

Truth, lies and the betrayal of Ukraine

The Trump administration’s falsehoods over the war are doing profound damage to America’s global standing

16.04.2025 5

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Alec Russell

Europe must engage with Trump on a Ukraine peace deal

If they play their cards well, leaders across the continent can exert leverage on America over how to end the war

21.11.2024 20

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Alec Russell

How the west should re-engage with the global south

The erosion of the post-1945 world order requires the UK and its allies to define new forms of multilateralism

31.10.2024 5

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Alec Russell

How autocracies endure — and end

Strongmen rulers are not immune to a wave of incumbency fatigue spreading across the world

12.08.2024 2

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Alec Russell