Peter Cannon is the Governance, Strategy and Terrorism Section Director at the Henry Jackson Society
Theresa May doesn’t need to defend drug prohibition
Recent figures show the libertarian claim that the ‘war on drugs is being lost’ is becoming less and less credible
- 18 March 2013
Labour’s shameful fence-sitting on Syria
What would Tony Blair say about Labour's passive and defeatist stance on Syria?
- 17 March 2013
Not in my name: 'Stop the War' 10 years on
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Stop the War protest in London, against the Iraq War. 10 years on, those who marched should not be quite so sure of themselves
- 15 February 2013
Margaret Thatcher Day
January 10th is celebrated every year in the Falklands as Margaret Thatcher Day. We should all raise a glass here too
- 10 January 2013
60 years of nuclear deterrence
A British deterrent has served us well for sixty years, and can serve us well for another sixty
- 3 October 2012
The Lib Dem scheme for cut-price nukes is a bad idea
If the UK is to continue to do nuclear deterrence, it should do it properly. For something as important as our nuclear defences, cut-price half-measures are not good enough
- 22 May 2012
With this u-turn, we need two aircraft carriers
It seems that even the Government is now beginning to accept the need to review the SDSR. Unfortunately, the fiasco over the Joint Strike Fighter does not inspire confidence
- 14 May 2012
Ahmadinejad and Khamenei on Israel... and the US... and the UK
Ahmadinejad's infamous "wiped off the map" statement is claimed by some to be an inaccurate translation. Whether it was or not, Ahmadinejad and the Islamic Republic are banged to rights
- 21 March 2012
And now Spain eyes up Gibraltar
Swiftly following Argentina's sabre-rattling over the Falklands, Spain is now staking a claim to Gibraltar. Fortunately, as with the Falklands, it's another non-starter
- 8 March 2012
Argentina’s twisted sense of humour over the Falklands
Argentina may be a democracy, but it is behaving like a country with a twisted sense of humour when it comes to its own record over the Falkland Islands, whose security cannot be left to trust
- 20 February 2012
Spending on Trident now is good value for money
The opposition to Trident is not about costs or democracy. It is about ideological opposition to UK nuclear weapons. Opponents should be open and say so.
- 23 December 2011
We should reject the Guardian’s advice on Iran
Western leaders would do well to completely ignore the Guardian's advice. Simply accepting Iranian nuclear weapons is the one option which we should take off the table
- 13 November 2011
The EU referendum motion should be debated in its original form.
It has been argued that the Nuttall motion could split the Eurosceptic public, but the Eustice amendment will split Eurosceptic MPs before the public have any chance to be consulted.
- 24 October 2011
9/11 ten years on: Bush and Blair were right
At the end of the decade, it needs to be said: Bush and Blair did the right thing, and we are in a better position now than we would otherwise have been.
- 13 September 2011
- NY Democrat pleads with Republican not to share document proposing confiscation of guns
- Sunday Times blood libel cartoon, on Holocaust Memorial Day no less
- Palestinian jailed for Facebook like
- 'Muslim Patrol' vigilantes attempt to control London streets
- Saudi cleric who raped and killed daughter receives small fine
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