• Trump rolls the dice in Iran

    John Frewen     |      March 21, 2026

    US President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran crisis and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz underlines an old lesson: force without planning, consultation and legitimacy rarely ends well.

  • After America

    John Frewen     |      April 3, 2025

    Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the USA has seen it abandon its allies and values with dizzying speed, forcing the remainder of the democratic world to protect itself from the authoritarian world the USA seems eager to join.