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Ian Proud
Ian Proud was a member of HM Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. From July 2014 to February 2019 Ian was posted to the British Embassy in Moscow. He was also Director of the Diplomatic Academy for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Anglo-American School of Moscow.
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UK defence is reportedly short of £28bn with the budget envelope that it has.
The original Olympic games were opportunities for warring city states to come together under the conditions of a truce to compete in sports.
Wars are won by economies not armies, writes Ian Proud.
The end of the war in Ukraine will decisively usher in a more multi-polar world, writes Ian Proud.
Time to think about a Eurasian Treaty to secure peace and security between Russia and Europe
An end of the Ukraine war may have as devastating economic and political consequences for Europe.
Sanctions may have been a policy or war, but they won’t be a policy of peace, and you will need to accept that we will drop them too.
Trump’s hope is that Denmark will back down under pressure and sell Greenland on favourable terms.
European foreign policy appears to rest almost entirely on a desire not to offend President Trump.
A masterclass in talking points, name-drops, and wilful blindness, penned by a reporter who’s visited the front line at least once… on Zoom.