Articles By Alexander Woolfson
July/August 2017
Donald Trump’s obsession with Europe paying its ‘fair share’ for Nato has undermined the common values that have upheld the organisation
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March 2017
For all their differences, the new President and his predecessor are both committed to the same project: the US retreat from global leadership
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September 2016
A Donald Trump presidency would test the alliance to breaking point at a time when it faces threats across a wide range of fronts
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June 2016
Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State means her reputation is inextricably bound to Obama's doctrine of retrenchment, but Mark Landler argues her own foreign policy is much more hardline
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April 2016
If Britain leaves the EU, the West will be weaker. Geopolitical reality makes the case for staying engaged compelling even for Eurosceptics
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January/February 2016
The UK debate over air strikes reveals the strategic void at the heart of Westminster
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December 2015
In both Ukraine and Syria, the Russian President has exploited the West’s weakness to divide Nato and halt the advance of democracy
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September 2015
Efraim Karsh's book on the creation of the modern Middle East is timely but overstates his case
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July/August 2015
Only US troops as part of an international force can halt ISIS in its tracks as its influence spreads due to the President’s disastrous policies
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June 2015
Ignore the isolationists. In a dangerous world, America and Europe neglect their duty to defend liberty and prosperity at their peril
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March 2015
At a time of chaos across three continents, neither David Cameron nor Ed Miliband is willing to reconsider Britain's place in the world seriously
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January/February 2015
Alarmingly, there are credible Western voices advocating a grand bargain with Russia
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September 2014
Henry Kissinger's latest book is a reminder of the timeless question of international relations
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July/August 2014
Putin's Crimean adventure, US isolation and EU decline show that the Western Allies urgently need to come up with a new strategy
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April 2014
The Ukraine crisis has revealed the incoherence of the Obama doctrine. Until the US reasserts itself, liberal democracy is in danger
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July/August 2010
The forthcoming defence review must answer our need to be able to face unpredictable threats
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About Alexander Woolfson
Alexander Woolfson is a London-based defence analyst. He holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics in the development of American grand strategy and is writing a history of Nato.
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