United Kingdom
Is the UK the Security Leader Europe Needs?
When news broke on January 24 that German chancellor Olaf Scholz relented to demands by Ukraine and its closest European allies to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Europe’s heads of state weren’t exactly...
King Charles III Pledges to Follow Queen Elizabeth’s Example
King Charles III pledged to the nation that he will follow Queen Elizabeth II’s “selfless duty” in his first address to both Houses of Parliament as the new king, according...
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II’s Final Lesson
The coffin of the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch left her beloved Balmoral Castle today and began its long journey to London. Along the route, thousands will turn out to watch...
King Charles III Remembers Queen Elizabeth and Pledges ‘Lifelong Service’
King Charles III, in his first address to the nation as king, remembered his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday at age ninety-six, as an “inspiration” who exuded “love, affection,...
Queen Elizabeth Has Died. God Save the King
Nirad C. Chaudhuri, the forgotten genius and possibly one of the finest writers of English prose ever born in the empire, wrote about the “Englishman, in spirit.” To him, you...
Is Liz Truss Ready to Defuse Northern Ireland?
As the campaign to win the leadership of the British Conservative Party moves on, momentum is building behind Liz Truss. Consistently ahead in Conservative membership polls and regularly racking up...
Brexit to Exit: Boris Johnson Resigns as British Prime Minister
Embattled British prime minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation on Thursday, but said that he would continue to serve in his post until his party selects a new leader. “In...
The Case for Scottish Independence Is Weaker Than Ever
Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and first minister of the devolved government of Scotland, will be on tour in Washington, DC this week. Ostensibly, the...
Britain’s Keir Starmer May Struggle to Work with a Republican Government
In Britain, the Conservative government is in trouble. Boris Johnson has been dogged by domestic scandal of the kind that baffles foreigners. He has accepted responsibility for holding gatherings in...
Julian Corbett and the Rebirth of British Strategy
Andrew Lambert, The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press). 544 pp., $35.00. STRATEGY ADDRESSES the general question...
Don’t Count Boris Johnson, or Britain, Out
2022 has not started well for Boris Johnson. This week he apologized during the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session for the gatherings held in Downing Street during the lockdowns in...
The UK Has Designed a Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
The Aerospace Technology Institute, a British government-funded research organization, has finalized its design for a hydrogen-powered plane that could theoretically travel halfway around the world without needing to refuel. The “FlyZero,” as it has...