This is an exceptionally revealing article, only let down by the sensationalism of the final paragraph. What does Trump have to do with a psychopathic fanatic like Anders Breivik? Lots of historical streams and cultural trends have brought us Trump, from 30s isolationism to the degeneracy of TV culture, not to mention the adoption of crazy economic beliefs by successive populist figures.

This is delusional. It also didn't even figure in the frankly insulting questionnaire about defence of Ukraine which Washington sent to European capitals this week. France may control its own nuclear weapons, but the UK certainly doesn't. The Americans have already said that Ukraine won't join Nato and any EU peacekeeping force will not have Article 5 protections. As for the troops themselves, the UK rightwing press (virtually all of it nowadays) keeps highlighting the run down state of Britain's armed forces. Starmer is volunteering a largely imaginary army while fantasising about a bridging function with the Americans which Giorgia Meloni has already reserved for herself. Mandelson's finger prints are all over this nonsense.

Pilsudski died in 1935. I think you meant Roman Dmowski rather than Sikorsky. Dmowski was a civilian politician not a general. Kaczynski is Dmowski's heir.

You might have mentioned the role of Australia in inducing the US/UK to regard Huawei as a threat. It is well discussed in Josh Rogin's Chaos Under Heaven about Trump and China. Of course this reflected the level of political and economic interference in Australia (appointing retired pols to boards of Chinese banks for example). In the UK case this has set back 5g by about five years. You might also have looked at the impossibility of de-coupling. Modern supply 'chains' are more like spider webs, hence impossible to neatly tear apart. Take a look at Ed Conway's The Material World to get an idea of how difficult this is.

At least he's trying to address an important issue.