A divided West on the brink

There will be attempts to deescalate after the threats to Greenland, no doubt. Even so, the West is changing fundamentally.

Jan 19 • Iain Martin

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Welcome back to the era of raw power

The US operation in Venezuela is the latest evidence of an epic change in the international system. What will it take to wake up Europe to the new…

Jan 5 • Iain Martin

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December 2025

China winning the 21st century, so far

At the end of the first quarter Beijing is in front, but don’t write off the US just yet

Dec 21, 2025 • Iain Martin

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November 2025

Lord Robertson: UK government must go much quicker on boosting defence

At the LDC Investment Forum, lead author of the UK's Strategic Defence Review, a former NATO chief, spelled out that the SDR needs faster implementation…

Nov 28, 2025 • Iain Martin

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Russian aggression and the cost of being wrong

If Ukraine is forced to settle, the state of European security becomes even more perilous.

Nov 25, 2025 • Iain Martin

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Scott McTominay and the greatest night in Scottish footballing history

Scotland have qualified for the World Cup. This matters. Well, it matters to some of us.

Nov 19, 2025 • Iain Martin

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Make Britain rich again

The country needs an economic rethink

Nov 9, 2025 • Iain Martin

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October 2025

Good lessons from great financial crises

The timing of any crash is hard to predict but reverses are an inevitable part of life in a market economy.

Oct 26, 2025 • Iain Martin

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Caerphilly by-election earthquake leaves Labour trapped

To grow the economy the government would have to make tough choices voters don’t want to face

Oct 24, 2025 • Iain Martin

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The West’s bad bet on China is still blowing up

Decades of policy miscalculation have led to interminable discombobulation - for which see the Westminster Chinese spying scandal

Oct 13, 2025 • Iain Martin

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September 2025

Tech trials and why Britain will be okay, eventually

Gloom pervades the UK. Yet all is not lost.

Sep 27, 2025 • Iain Martin

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Why statecraft and diplomacy matter

This is Paul Lay's second guest newsletter for Reaction. Iain Martin will be back next week.

Sep 20, 2025 • Paul Lay

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