Britain is no longer trying to stay neutral in the competition between the US and China
By James Forsyth
The dismissal of the lab leak theory back in March 2020 was a huge mistake
By James Forsyth
In an awful historical irony, the Taliban could once more be in control of the Afghan capital by 9/11
By James Forsyth
The relationship between the German chancellor and the British PM has been defined by Brexit
By James Forsyth
‘You can’t overstate the rage of southern MPs at the moment,’ says one ‘Blue Wall’ Tory
By James Forsyth
Boris Johnson, a Conservative, is almost as keen to spend as Joe Biden
By James Forsyth
If Nato is to stay relevant, it will have to become more involved in the effort to contain China
By James Forsyth
The US position on Northern Ireland appears to be softening
By James Forsyth
The US and UK’s foreign policy agendas are more closely aligned now than they were under Trump
By James Forsyth
The growing plausibility that the virus leaked from a lab highlights the Achilles’ heel of the Chinese system
By James Forsyth
To great relief in diplomatic circles, the new US administration and the UK have got off to a good start
By James Forsyth
Now that the West has woken up to the threat of Xi’s China, how will it respond?
By James Forsyth
The sticking points are the same three issues — but there are some significant differences this time
By James Forsyth
Biden fiercely opposed Brexit and those around him, like many on the American left, look to London and see a mini-Trump
By James Forsyth
The first few months of a Biden presidency would be awkward
By James Forsyth
