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European Leaders Are Desperate For The War In Ukraine To Continue – OpEd

Left to their own devices, European leaders would be happy for the war in Ukraine to continue, with little regard

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Ian Proud

Building Proficient Learners – OpEd

By Kym Kent Recently, a colleague handed me an article by The Free Press, “The College Kids Who Can’t Do Basic

23.11.2025 2

Ian Proud

The Latest Corruption Scandal May Mark The Beginning Of The Endgame For Zelenskyy – OpEd

The political tide in Kiev has started to turn against Volodymyr Zelensky. Since the war started, he has enjoyed a

23.11.2025 2

Ian Proud

The Bad Boy Of Europe: Why Belgium Is Holding Up Brussels’ Brainchild Of Lending Russia’s Sovereign Assets To Ukraine – OpEd

If you want the best description of why Europe will struggle to finalise agreement to lend Ukraine $140bn using immobilised

04.11.2025 3

Ian Proud

European Taxpayers Will Soon Have To Keep Zelensky ‘In The Fight’ – OpEd

In yet another shift from European leaders, the strategy now towards the war is ‘keeping Ukraine in the fight’. However,

31.10.2025 3

Ian Proud

European Leaders Continue To Be In Denial On Ukraine But Will Nevertheless Carry On With Their Failed Strategy – OpEd

Caught between a rock and a hard place, European leaders continue to deny the obvious realities of the dire situation

21.10.2025 3

Ian Proud

The Cash And Berry Case Reveals That Starmer Is Too Scared To Handle The UK-China Relations, Warts And All – OpEd

Keir Starmer’s approach appears so weak because he has been working hard to open up a more open trade and

20.10.2025 3

Ian Proud

Why Western Sanctions Have Failed And Become Self-Defeating – OpEd

I recently participated in a debate in London about the effectiveness of sanctions as a tool of foreign policy. I

15.10.2025 2

Ian Proud

Why Finlandization Is Both Good And Bad For Ukraine – OpEd

While following Finland’s example and accepting the loss of territory and giving up NATO aspirations are inevitable, and painful, choices,

01.10.2025 2

Ian Proud

Euro Elites Are Stuck In Groundhog Day And Need To Do Something Different To Bring Peace To Ukraine – OpEd

In this week’s news, the coalition of the willing has committed to deploying troops to Ukraine in the event of

07.09.2025 7

Ian Proud

From Hero To Zero – OpEd

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, in February 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky has been elevated to the status of

25.07.2025 10

Ian Proud

Ukrainian Bots Want The BBC To Endorse War Crimes In Its Reporting – OpEd

On 18 July I made a post on social media platform X in response to a BBC report entitled ‘Kill

22.07.2025 6

Ian Proud

Trump Has Backed Himself Into A Corner On Ukraine – OpEd

One year after he undertook to end the Ukraine war in one day, and just past six months into his

17.07.2025 4

Ian Proud

Time To End Russia Sanctions And Develop New Plan To Bring Peace And Prosperity To Ukraine – OpEd

Russia can endure the economic pain of war for longer than Europe. On this basis, more sanctions will only ever

03.07.2025 20

Ian Proud

Europe Needs A Revolution Of Common Sense, And It Starts In Hungary – OpEd

Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Foreign Minister, gave the opening address at the Budapest Global Dialogue 2025, a forum bringing together academics

20.06.2025 3

Ian Proud

Europe’s Latest Sanctions Show That It Is Heading For Disaster – OpEd

Europe will either continue the war at huge cost to avoid a reckoning with its disastrous policy towards Russia, or

12.06.2025 10

Ian Proud

Ukraine Has Consistently Over-Sold The Number Of Children Moved To Russia Since War Began – OpEd

At the latest round of peace talks in Istanbul, Ukraine submitted a list of 339 children that it demands Russia returns.

11.06.2025 10

Ian Proud

A Peace Deal In Istanbul Won’t Happen Until NATO Is Off The Table – OpEd

Russia will have no incentive to end its war until, at the very least, Ukraine revokes its commitment to join

05.06.2025 10

Ian Proud

Why Merz’ Comments Show He Is Two Steps Down The Escalation Ladder From Putin – OpEd

Russia has established escalation dominance in Ukraine in November 2024 by raising the bar on the military capabilities that it

30.05.2025 7

Ian Proud

The Eurovision Song Contest Needs To Refocus On Singing Or Risk Becoming Irrelevant – OpEd

As voices are raised to ban Israel from Eurovision, the song contest takes another step towards irrelevance. Little wonder Russia

29.05.2025 10

Ian Proud

British Voters Lash Out – OpEd

Local election results signal wide discontent. By Jake Scott In the United Kingdom, a mini political earthquake has thrown everything

23.05.2025 6

Ian Proud

How Starmer Found Himself On The Road To Nowhere – OpEd

Russia-Ukraine peace talks are to restart immediately, but when Trump debriefed European leaders, Starmer was not on the call. Starmer

23.05.2025 3

Ian Proud

Why China, Russia, And Even Israel Prevail Against External Pressure – And What This Means For Western Foreign Policy – OpEd

A range of strategic factors help explain why America is destined to lose a trade war with China, why a

21.05.2025 4

Ian Proud

Trump Shouldn’t Threaten New Sanctions When He Talks To Putin – OpEd

The U.S. side has made various signals that it might impose massive new sanctions on Russia unless the war ends

19.05.2025 7

Ian Proud

Handshake Across The Atlantic – OpEd

By Harry Phibbs During the referendum campaign on the UK leaving the European Union, there was much debate about international

11.05.2025 5

Ian Proud

Why We Must Not Forget That Britain And Russia Were In The Fight Against Hitler Together – OpEd

Western media reporting of Victory Day in Moscow invariably lacks historical context and is usually offensive. Whatever the state of

11.05.2025 8

Ian Proud

As We Commemorate VE And Victory Day, It’s Time To Tether The Dogs Of War – OpEd

As we remember Victory Day, I have immense respect, of course, for the Allied forces of Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the USA and take pride...

09.05.2025 10

Ian Proud

The Only People We Are Appeasing Are The War Mongers In Brussels And London – OpEd

One of the regular attack lines of western politicians and journalists is that by any concession to Russia in concluding

07.05.2025 6

Ian Proud

President Zelensky’s Threat To Victory Day Was Disgraceful And Should Be Called Out As Such – OpEd

President Zelensky of Ukraine has threatened to attack the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9. This is

05.05.2025 70

Ian Proud

Britain’s Coalition Of The Willing Decides, Upon Reflection, That It’s Unwilling To Fight In Ukraine – OpEd

The UK mainstream media has puffed up British military might and fortitude since the war in Ukraine began. Now it

02.05.2025 8

Ian Proud

Germany Is Committing Suicide But I Don’t Agree With JD Vance That It’s A Civilizational Issue – OpEd

U.S. Vice President JD Vance alleges that Europe faces civilisational suicide, pointing at Germany in particular. I am an advocate

22.04.2025 4

Ian Proud

‘Sanction Russia Or You Can’t Join Our Club’: Eurocrats Blackmail Serbia Ahead Of Victory Day – OpEd

As Central European countries like Slovakia grow restive about the anti-democratic creep of Brussels, the European Commission has increased its

21.04.2025 20

Ian Proud

Fateful Errors: Why NATO Leaders Should Have Listened To George Kennan In 1997 – OpEd

In 1997, veteran U.S. diplomat George Kennan stated that ‘expanding NATO would be the most fateful error of American foreign

18.04.2025 10

Ian Proud

Starmer Is Curiously Aligned With Russia On Global Grade But Doesn’t Realise It – OpEd

Britain and Russia find themselves in a fascinating position of taking a moderate line on Trump’s Tariff war while at

15.04.2025 3

Ian Proud

The European Union Should Reform Or Die – OpEd

The European Union won’t exist in 2040 if it continues to centralise powers at the expense of sovereign Member States.

10.04.2025 10

Ian Proud

The Best Response To US Tariffs Is For Developing Countries To Sell US Debt – OpEd

As President Trump threatens the world with sweeping tariffs, he is trying to change the fundamental laws of economics through

29.03.2025 9

Ian Proud

America Is Already A Large Country. Let’s Not Make It Bigger – OpEd

By Patrick Carroll One of the themes that seems to be emerging in the first weeks of Donald Trump’s second

17.03.2025 9

Ian Proud

Western Pundits Should Stop Writing Idiotic Nonsense About Russia’s Economy – OpEd

From an extremely small list, Owen Matthews has been one of the more balanced mainstream commentators on the war in

17.03.2025 10

Ian Proud

All The Pressure Is Now On Zelenskyy After Ceasefire Offer: Don’t Believe The British Spin – OpEd

I assess that Russia will agree with the U.S. on a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine. This would put the ball

13.03.2025 6

Ian Proud

Starmer Is Ditching Zelensky To Avoid Trump Tariffs And Land A Trade Deal – OpEd

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Washington majored on an historic invitation for President Trump to make a second state

09.03.2025 6

Ian Proud

Trump Needs To Do Most Of The Listening In Summit With Putin – OpEd

By Jonathan Power The great flaw in ex-president Barack Obama’s record was his policy towards Russia. Going against everything he

26.02.2025 4

Ian Proud

How President Trump Is Well Placed To Secure A Deal With Russia To End The War – OpEd

Media coverage of America’s recent talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia focussed almost exclusively on the prospects for a ceasefire in...

26.02.2025 3

Ian Proud

Why European Leaders Are Experiencing The Final Stages Of Grief As Their Ukraine Policy Is Confirmed Dead – OpEd

If foreign policy is human, then war in Ukraine killed the prodigal child of Biden and many European leaders, leaving them bereaved. Proof of death...

21.02.2025 10

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European Leaders Are Desperate For The War In Ukraine To Continue – OpEd

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The Bad Boy Of Europe: Why Belgium Is Holding Up Brussels’ Brainchild Of Lending Russia’s Sovereign Assets To Ukraine – OpEd

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European Taxpayers Will Soon Have To Keep Zelensky ‘In The Fight’ – OpEd

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European Leaders Continue To Be In Denial On Ukraine But Will Nevertheless Carry On With Their Failed Strategy – OpEd

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Why Western Sanctions Have Failed And Become Self-Defeating – OpEd

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Euro Elites Are Stuck In Groundhog Day And Need To Do Something Different To Bring Peace To Ukraine – OpEd

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Ukrainian Bots Want The BBC To Endorse War Crimes In Its Reporting – OpEd

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Trump Has Backed Himself Into A Corner On Ukraine – OpEd

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Why Merz’ Comments Show He Is Two Steps Down The Escalation Ladder From Putin – OpEd

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The Eurovision Song Contest Needs To Refocus On Singing Or Risk Becoming Irrelevant – OpEd

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Why We Must Not Forget That Britain And Russia Were In The Fight Against Hitler Together – OpEd

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As We Commemorate VE And Victory Day, It’s Time To Tether The Dogs Of War – OpEd

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The Only People We Are Appeasing Are The War Mongers In Brussels And London – OpEd

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President Zelensky’s Threat To Victory Day Was Disgraceful And Should Be Called Out As Such – OpEd

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Britain’s Coalition Of The Willing Decides, Upon Reflection, That It’s Unwilling To Fight In Ukraine – OpEd

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Germany Is Committing Suicide But I Don’t Agree With JD Vance That It’s A Civilizational Issue – OpEd

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‘Sanction Russia Or You Can’t Join Our Club’: Eurocrats Blackmail Serbia Ahead Of Victory Day – OpEd

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Fateful Errors: Why NATO Leaders Should Have Listened To George Kennan In 1997 – OpEd

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Starmer Is Curiously Aligned With Russia On Global Grade But Doesn’t Realise It – OpEd

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The European Union Should Reform Or Die – OpEd

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The Best Response To US Tariffs Is For Developing Countries To Sell US Debt – OpEd

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America Is Already A Large Country. Let’s Not Make It Bigger – OpEd

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Western Pundits Should Stop Writing Idiotic Nonsense About Russia’s Economy – OpEd

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All The Pressure Is Now On Zelenskyy After Ceasefire Offer: Don’t Believe The British Spin – OpEd