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Sam Olsen

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Trump isn’t the greatest threat to the Special Relationship

Trump isn’t the greatest threat to the Special Relationship

Britain’s refusal to fully back the United States over strikes on Iran has triggered an unusually public transatlantic row. It has also revived an...

06.03.2026 10

The Spectator

Sam Olsen

Trump isn’t the greatest threat to the special relationship

Britain’s refusal to fully back the United States over strikes on Iran has triggered an unusually public transatlantic row. It has also revived an...

06.03.2026 6

The Spectator

Sam Olsen

The war in Iran should teach Britain some lessons

This weekend has seen the eruption of what has been building for months: a regional war in the Middle East. The United States and Israel have struck...

02.03.2026 2

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Sam Olsen

Britain’s managed decline can’t continue

13.02.2026 60

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Where Britain should position itself in Trump's new world order

21.01.2026 5

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Sam Olsen

Iran, the Shah and the revival of kingship

15.01.2026 20

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Sam Olsen

What Bazball tells us about Britain’s decline

08.01.2026 10

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Sam Olsen

Putin is warning Britain – but we're not listening

04.12.2025 10

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Sam Olsen

The American empire is consuming itself

21.10.2025 10

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China really is a threat to Britain

17.10.2025 9

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What the China spy case farce says about Britain

09.10.2025 6

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Sam Olsen

Donald Trump’s new world order

24.09.2025 5

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Sucking up to Trump is not in Britain’s interest

17.09.2025 6

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Sam Olsen

Will Nato pass – or fail – Russia’s great test?

11.09.2025 10

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The centre of gravity is shifting to Beijing

05.09.2025 10

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Sam Olsen

Bust to boom / British shipbuilding is booming again

03.09.2025 5

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France can’t solve Britain’s reliance on America and China

10.07.2025 5

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Why Trump doesn’t see Putin as a real threat

21.02.2025 9

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It’s time for Labour to put Britain first

10.02.2025 5

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Tech titans / How DeepSeek can help Britain

28.01.2025 8

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Sam Olsen

Does Britain need China?

10.01.2025 10

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Sam Olsen