The fall of Afghanistan shows Europe can no longer depend on the US & UK to protect our security interests

The rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and the deafening silence from the White House and UK Government demonstrates one of the most extraordinary blunders of intelligence and analysis in history in regard to the strength of the Taliban. The Taliban’s lightning onslaught is far quicker than those in power can even arrange a meeting to formulate a response. While some may lay the blame on former President Trump who formerly announced the withdrawal of US troops from the region in …

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Trump demands ‘Stop the count!'(whatever that means)…

We have not had many posts about the US Election as frankly, we are as stunned by it all as the rest of you probably are. Game of Thrones could not come up with storylines as bonkers as we are seeing unfold in the states. The tension is phenomenal, I am obsessively checking the New York Times homepage. The latest twist is Trump demanding they stop the count: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1324353932022480896?s=20 Like most things about Trump, this statement does not make any …

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