Nicholas Lorimer

1 week ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Nicholas Lorimer

Nicholas Lorimer, a politician-turned-think tank thinker, is the IRR's Geopolitics Researcher and is host of the Daily Friend Show. His interests include geopolitics, and history (particularly medieval and ancient history). He is an unashamed Americaphile, whether it be food, culture or film. His other pursuits include video games and armchair critique of action films from the 1980s.

2 weeks ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Nicholas Lorimer

Nicholas Lorimer, a politician-turned-think tank thinker, is the IRR's Geopolitics Researcher and is host of the Daily Friend Show. His interests include geopolitics, and history (particularly medieval and ancient history). He is an unashamed Americaphile, whether it be food, culture or film. His other pursuits include video games and armchair critique of action films from the 1980s.

1 month ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Nicholas Lorimer

Nicholas Lorimer, a politician-turned-think tank thinker, is the IRR's Geopolitics Researcher and is host of the Daily Friend Show. His interests include geopolitics, and history (particularly medieval and ancient history). He is an unashamed Americaphile, whether it be food, culture or film. His other pursuits include video games and armchair critique of action films from the 1980s.

1 month ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 1st April 527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throneMosaic of Justinian I, in Ravenna [Petar Milošević – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40035957]Justinian I is one of those great characters of history whose biography is written again and again and whose choices help to define an era.

2 months ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Nicholas Lorimer

The Transatlantic Alliance – which has existed in some form since 1940 – seems shakier than ever. Europe is angry at what it sees as American attempts to cut it out of peace talks over Ukraine, and America’s lack of commitment to the defence of Europe. The Europeans also fear that the Trump administration may be aligning too closely with Russia. The US is upset at what it sees as European free-riding on US defence spending and a supposed lack of gratitude.