If elected again, there is little doubt that he would put the US on the path to authoritarianism.

Democracies living by their principal governing values have nothing to fear in standing up to China.

When it comes to examining the past, the truth can sometimes be painful.

The damaging shambles of the Western retreat from Afghanistan holds lessons for all of us.

Patriotism does not blind us to the complications of our ties, nor bury the quest for knowledge about ourselves.

Five years after the Brexit vote, the costs of that decision are becoming clearer.

Open societies again face huge challenges in defending their values and rebuilding a global order.

The country faces a growing number of tough choices that it will not be able to avoid for much longer.

Venal leaders wreck the institutional foundations of their countries’ governance systems.

For a democracy to prosper, it must be led by men and women of integrity and honesty.

The sooner we recognise Xi’s dictatorship, the sooner the Beijing bullies will have to behave better.

Advocates of free and open societies must stand up to assaults on their values.

Whatever their Western apologists may claim, Russia and China are clearly trying to weaken liberal democracies.

Trump’s approach puts America in the wrong in the eyes of many who should be its friends.