Philip Cunliffe

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Articles

Anti-Globalism Against Itself

1 week ago | compactmag.com | Philip Cunliffe

Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far RightBy Quinn SlobodianZone Books, 272 pages, $29.95In 2020, Quinn Slobodian published the best book on the politics of globalization: Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism.
A British revival needs more than steel

1 week ago | unherd.com | Philip Cunliffe

British SteelKeir StarmerPoliticsScunthorpeUK In the space of a few short days, British politics seems to have rediscovered the national interest. The government has announced that it is invoking emergency powers to take control of British Steel’s blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, pre-empting the firm’s liquidation by its Chinese owners Jingye.
The National Interest and Global Britain ft. Philip Cunliffe

3 weeks ago | thebelgradist.substack.com | Philip Cunliffe |Srdjan Garcevic

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -54:39Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Philip Cunliffe gives us a preview of his new book "The National Interest: Politics after Globalization" (out in July 2025) and we discuss Global Britain, Serbia, riots and political culture as well as what the Left and the Right get wrong about politics.
War isn't in Britain's interests

2 months ago | unherd.com | Philip Cunliffe

BrexitBritainDonald TrumpEUJD VanceUKUkraineWar Having earned MAGA’s respect for Brexit, Britain was in prime position to exploit the shift in global order heralded by Trump 2.0. After all, Brexit Britain broke with globalism long before JD Vance came to bury it at Munich. The Labour government’s new doctrine of “progressive realism” was intended to anticipate such a world, combining a clear-sighted pragmatism with attachment to liberal values.
Britain could thrive in splendid isolation

2 months ago | unherd.com | Philip Cunliffe

Donald TrumpForeign PolicyisolationismPoliticsRealismUKWar The age of neoliberal globalisation is well and truly over. Donald Trump’s volley of executive orders and new tariffs were the final nails in that coffin.
Europe's techno-populist nightmare

Dec 2, 2024 | unherd.com | Philip Cunliffe
America First leaves Europe last

Nov 8, 2024 | unherd.com | Philip Cunliffe

“False and dangerous.” “Deeply concerning.” “A neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath.” Many of Europe’s leaders may have been regretting their previous criticisms of Donald Trump. From Donald Tusk to David Lammy, the bloc’s liberals rushed to offer their stiff congratulations to the newly anointed President-elect. Meanwhile, the leaders of Italy and Hungary raced to kiss the ring of America’s godfather of populism.
Britain won't be Balkanised

Oct 24, 2024 | unherd.com | Philip Cunliffe

BalkansBrexitEuropePoliticsPresident TitoSectarianismSerbiaYugoslavia Imagine: the border with Scotland is closed and your home city of Manchester besieged. Before you know it, you and your family are having to flee to Wales to escape bombs and full-blown civil war.
China is not the answer to Nato

May 7, 2024 | unherd.com | Philip Cunliffe

ChinaEuropeEuropean UnionNatoRussiaSerbiaWarXi Jinping The timing of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Belgrade yesterday was far from accidental: exactly 25 years before, Nato forces bombed the city’s Chinese embassy during Operation Allied Force, the two-and-half month campaign against what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The Realist Case for Israel

Feb 26, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Philip Cunliffe

Navigating the wars in Ukraine and Gaza has brought the political theory of realism to the fore, becoming a sudden mainstay of popular and journalistic analysis. More than anyone, University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer, the doyen of American realism, has been catapulted into the position of a global intellectual, consulted widely for both his told-you-so’s and his predictions.