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House of Lords Speech – Ukraine: “A wake up call” (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)
6th of March 2025 My Lords, I will not speak directly to the proposals of the report to improve our military capabilities but will consider the framework in which they are set. The report’s underlying… Read more
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Speech in the House of Lords – Conduct Committee
5th of March 2025 My Lords, like other noble Lords, I commend the efforts of the noble Baroness and her committee to shorten and simplify the code and guide. That they have not altogether freed… Read more
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The American Conservative – Why Is the UK So Invested in the Russia–Ukraine War?
1st of January 2025 Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election of November 2024 has shredded the liberal script about the Ukraine war. That script was to offer unconditional moral and material support for… Read more
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The American Conservative: Skidelsky on Russia, Ukraine and the Future of European Security
15th of February 2025 Europe is coming to grips with new global realities. James Carden of The American Conservative and David Speedie of the Carnegie Council’s Global Engagement Program sat down with Baron Robert Sidelsky… Read more
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Britain’s insistence on total Ukrainian victory was misguided – it’s time for a realistic compromise
The Guardian – 25th of February 2025 “By refusing to back negotiations for the past three years, the UK has become irrelevant to the search for peace – we must change course” On the third… Read more
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Ukrayna: Savaş mı barış mı? – Article in Karar – 13/01/2025
Donald Trump’ın Kasım 2024’teki ABD başkanlık seçimlerindeki zaferi, Ukrayna savaşını sona erdirmeye yönelik liberal senaryoyu yırtıp attı. Bu senaryo, Ukrayna’ya işgal altındaki Kırım ve Donbass topraklarını geri almak olarak belirtilen zafere ulaşana kadar koşulsuz maddi… Read more
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Trump som diplomat og kampen om den retfærdige fred – Flemming Rose Article
14th of December 2024 Til denne uges Fri Tænkning har jeg talt med den britiske økonom og historiker Robert Skidelsky, der siden 1991 har siddet i det britiske parlaments overhus. I de første ti år… Read more
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Presentation for the Miami Book Fair – Mindless
23 November 2024 This book tells three stories about the impact of machines on the human condition: on the way we work, on our freedom, and on our physical survival. Each story contains within it… Read more
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A Tale of Frankenstein – Lecture at Bard College
19 November 2024 Introduction As we all know Frankenstein was the scientist in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel of that name, who invented a human machine, which he intended to be a benefactor, but which … Read more
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In Just Proportion – Counterpunch
November 22nd, 2024 There are many reasons for regretting the resurrection of Donald Trump, but one overwhelming reason for welcoming it is that he is a peacemaker, not a war maker, and will actively leverage… Read more
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