Archive - Comment is Freed

Local Elections 2025: The Preview

Tory cataclysm edition

Apr 23 •

The Art of Bad Strategy

Trump, tariffs and terrible deals

Apr 20 •

Lawrence Freedman

War! What is it good for?

Welcome to our second bonus guest post of the week (Sam is on holiday and back next week).

Apr 17 •

Share but Beware

Managing intelligence in the age of Trump

Apr 15 •

Gregory Treverton

Hayek's Bastards

The rise of illiberal libertarianism

Apr 13 •

Showdown in the Middle East

Can negotiations or military action stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon?

Apr 10 •

Lawrence Freedman

The Bazooka Revisited

Six ways for Labour to get the economy growing

Apr 8 •

Donald Trump’s Golden Dome

Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon during the conflict last year (Photo by Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty…

Apr 5 •

Lawrence Freedman

The Rise of the Gurus

This piece originally appeared in last week’s Times Literary Supplement. I thought it would be of interest to subscribers and they have kindly agreed to…

Apr 1 •

March 2025

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