France | The Minsk Pies

Paul Hansbury

Aug 276 min read

FRANCE VS. TELEGRAM: IS FREE SPEECH AT RISK?

The arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has prompted accusations of a curb on free speech. To my mind, the debate should be about privacy.

Paul Hansbury

May 115 min read

RUSSIA POSTURING, CHINA CROWING

There were examples of Russian heavy-handedness and Chinese subtlety last week. Has Xi Jinping been learning from Napoleon?

Paul Hansbury

May 46 min read

GEORGIA ON THE BRINK

Georgian protests, Lord Cameron in Ukraine, a scathing US view of the UK army, Belarusian informants... What caught my attention this week.

Paul Hansbury

Mar 56 min read

PUTIN TALKS... AND TALKS

Vladimir Putin, warning NATO against deploying troops to Ukraine, says Russia is prepared for nuclear war. Is NATO ready?

Paul Hansbury

Apr 16, 20235 min read

REASONS TO STICK TO YOUR GUNS #2: MACRON'S FAUX PAS

I have some sympathy for Emmanuel Macron. He no doubt saw an opportunity in his state visit to China earlier this month, an opportunity...