Paul Hansbury
BIDEN'S FOREIGN POLICY LEGACY
Ahead of tonight's debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, a quick assessment of the Biden administration's foreign policy record.
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Paul Hansbury
Jul 168 min read
PARSING JUDGEMENT #3: ON NATO AT 75
As NATO marks its 75-year anniversary, this new volume from Sten Rynning is a fitting appraisal of 'the world's most powerful alliance'.
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Paul Hansbury
May 295 min read
TARGET, RUSSIA!
Ukraine's military is being forced to fight with one hand behind its back. Is it time to relax restrictions on its use of donated weapons?
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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.
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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?
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Paul Hansbury
Feb 145 min read
THE IDIOTS (I): A NOTE ON TRUMP AND CARLSON
Donald Trump is wrong to assert America's NATO allies 'free-ride'; his rhetoric damages the alliance more than inadequate spending.
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Paul Hansbury
Dec 15, 20235 min read
A NOTE ON HENRY KISSINGER (1923–2023)
The death of Henry Kissinger came at a watershed moment for political realism in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Paul Hansbury
Nov 7, 20235 min read
THE OLD MEN AND THE BOMB
Forty years ago this week the world came close to nuclear war. NATO's Able Archer exercise very nearly went very wrong.
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Paul Hansbury
Oct 30, 20237 min read
MISERY, TEDIUM AND WAR
An essay, of sorts, on war.
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Paul Hansbury
Jul 25, 202310 min read
REASONS TO CHANGE TACK #3: NUCLEAR WEAPONS
I am not usually one to throw caution to the wind, but I am rethinking my position on the rhetoric round nuclear weapons.
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Paul Hansbury
Jul 13, 20235 min read
QUICK NOTES ON THE NATO SUMMIT
NATO’s annual summit has been and gone. The national delegations have returned to their home countries, dispersing like a bag of marbles...
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Paul Hansbury
Jul 10, 20237 min read
NATO, BELARUS AND THE RUSSIAN NUKES
When NATO meets in Vilnius for its annual summit next week, Ukraine will rightly dominate the agenda. The lack of consensus within NATO abou
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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...
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