We are absurdly reluctant to talk about the policies needed to encourage the birth of more children.
NATO has to accept that the Germans will never voluntarily take part in another war against the Russians.
While Prime Minister, he channelled National Lottery money into sport, thereby avoiding a repetition of Britain’s humiliation at the 1996 Games.
The front-runner to succeed Merkel has perfected the art of making not having a row, indeed not making a decision, sound reasonable.
As the culture war becomes more vicious, we lose sight of what ought to be the elemental precepts of a liberal society.
In my case, the contraband was books – taken into then communist Czechoslovakia through a network linked to the charity Aid to the Church in Need.
From curfews to alcohol bans, leaders across the continent are increasingly unified in their choice of measures.
The UK has never had such an independent institution despite the model being a tremendous success in other countries around the world.
Sitting in a park is selfish, but organising a mass demonstration in a park is wonderful, and schools should still stay closed. Seriously?
During the years when the West sought to draw Iran back into the comity of nations, the ayatollahs backed terrorist bombs, cyberattacks, and drone shootings.
Amy Chua says they are blind to the decisive importance of tribal politics – an obliviousness which extends to America itself, and prepared the way for Trump.
We cannot be the tired heavyweight in the twilight of their career landing a few punches. We need the energy and urgency of the underdog to go on the attack.
To be told that next time he visited Arsenal he’d be “using the turnstiles and paying for the privilege” was a cruel humiliation unacceptable in a normal working environment.
We urgently need an inquiry to understand our strategic failures in the country, and what went wrong.