Luke McGee

4 days ago | lukemcgee.substack.com | Luke McGee

It might seem ridiculous to say of a man who won the last election by out-boring Rishi Sunak, the dullest PM of his generation. But Keir Starmer could well be an agent of chaos in disguise. We know that he is ruthless in his pursuit of power. His left-liberal critics have been dismayed as he’s morphed from an electable Corbyn to the kind of man who dangles a holiday WITH THE ACTUAL KING in front of Donald Trump to get a marginally preferable deal on tariffs. Cynical, sure.

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Luke McGee

Sir Keir Starmer‘s coalition of the willing can bring Donald Trump into line with Western allies over Russia’s war by ramping up joint production of ammunition and building new factories in Ukraine, multiple Western officials and defence sources have told The i Paper. Officials said the coalition should help Ukraine build as much strategic leverage as possible while peace talks stall.

2 weeks ago | foreignpolicy.com | Luke McGee

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Geopolitics NATO Europe is confused, and understandably so.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Luke McGee

5 hours agoKilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran immigrant who is married to a U.S. citizen, was deported to a mega-prison despite a court ruling forbidding his removal. The Supreme Court on Thursday backed a lower-court order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the release from custody of a …

2 weeks ago | theneweuropean.co.uk | Luke McGee

Donald Trump loves to crow about his glorious achievements but he is unlikely to boast about one of real significance that looks to be coming to fruition – a Brexit reset deal between the UK and EU. In the first weeks of his second stint in the White House,  Trump has asked as many – if not more – existential questions of America’s allies as he did the first time around.