Luke Coffey is the Margaret Thatcher Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and previously served as a Special Adviser in the Ministry of Defence
Syria and the G8: Only a dinner party discussion
One has to wonder: What was the point of the G8 Summit?
- 19 June 2013
Thatcher, according to a Heritage fellow
Not for Turning: The Life of Margaret Thatcher is a must-read book for anyone interested in Lady Thatcher’s incredible life from a greengrocer’s daughter to one of the greatest prime ministers Britain has ever seen
- 26 April 2013
America says goodbye to a friend in Margaret Thatcher
When the chips were down Thatcher was there for America - and America should never forget that
- 18 April 2013
Obama administration not neutral on Falkland Islands
Far from remaining neutral, under Obama’s leadership the U.S. has started backing Argentina’s calls for Falklands talks
- 13 March 2013
John Kerry should be challenged over the Falkland Islands
By failing to support the Falkland Islanders’ right to determination the U.S. is on the wrong side of history, and William Hague should use every opportunity to remind his American counterpart of this
- 22 February 2013
Obama inauguration speech: Ignoring problems does not make them go away
Sadly, for America and her allies, the President’s speech, combined with the Kerry, Hagel, and Brennan nominations, signals more of the same failed foreign policy
- 24 January 2013
Senate must press Obama foreign policy team on Europe
Except when it was politically convenient for Obama, Europe has barely figured in the Administration’s foreign policy. This needs to change
- 15 January 2013
How sequestration budget cuts could affect U.K. defence
Everyone wants to believe that his own program is safe from cuts, but the truth is that nobody knows what will happen. London should be prepared for the worst-case scenario
- 17 December 2012
Another EU-led, feel-good measure that will result in disappointment
If Europe is seriously concerned about security in Mali, then it is not showing it
- 13 December 2012
Leaving America weaker in a more dangerous world
After almost four years of Obama's presidency, not only is America’s standing in the world weaker, the world is also more dangerous than before
- 24 October 2012
The Nobel Prize should have gone to NATO
The announcement of the EU winning the Nobel Peace Prize is nothing more than a PR stunt at the time when the Eurozone is on the ropes and the EU has never been more unpopular
- 13 October 2012
Time for the UK to leave the European Defence Agency
Here are five very good reasons why the UK should withdraw from the EDA
- 21 September 2012
Under Olympic cover, Russian cargo ship approaches Syria
The voyage of the Alaed shows the irresponsibility of the Russian government to allow a transfer of weapons to a regime that is responsible for the brutal slaughter of its own citizens
- 9 August 2012
Russian ship carrying helicopters sails again for Syria
The voyage of the Alaed shows the irresponsibility of the Russian government and that the Obama Administration’s “reset” policy with Russia has been a complete failure
- 12 July 2012
Georgia and Russia: The occupation too many have forgotten
Margaret Thatcher Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Luke Coffey shares his first hand account of the situation on the ground in Georgia as the Russian occupation continutes
- 1 June 2012
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