Commentaries are short articles of approximately 800 words focusing on a key event, concept or idea
SIMON SCHOFIELD argues that unless Britain wishes to see chaos in the Middle East as the United States withdraws from the region, it needs to prepare to assume a role of leadership
DR RAKIB EHSAN argues that reservations over cultural diversity do not always signify racist attitudes, but often reflect the desire for a national framework based on shared values
MILIA HAU argues that the United Kingdom has a legal and ethical responsibility to do more to uphold the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong
DR PAUL STOTT argues that the successes of Operation Banner in Northern Ireland should not be misunderstood and that politics will always be at the centre of any attempt to forge a lasting peace
NIKITA MALIK argues that while the British government was right to conceal the identity of a child terrorist, conditions should be attached
DR RAKIB EHSAN argues that Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union offers an exciting opportunity to escape the dull and lifeless ‘managerial technocracy’ of the past thirty years
DR JOHN HEMMINGS argues that British policy-makers need to review their understanding of the People’s Republic of China if they are to put relations on a more realistic and durable footing
DR PAUL STOTT argues that Northern Ireland is neither moving forwards politically, nor backwards – but is instead drifting in circles
BOB SEELY MP argues that the time has come to develop closer ties between Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom – the ‘CANZUK’ nations
DR ANDREW FOXALL argues that to protect its allies overseas, the United Kingdom first needs to finalise closing Russia off from malicious behaviour in its own territory