Today, we are told, elites in Western Europe are “waking up to the malevolent influence of the Chinese regime”. At the same time, the conspicuously adverse, contemporary influence of the US and Israel in Europe prompts more “hug-ins” with this terrifying tag-team rather than any awakening. What is going on? Richard Cullen investigates.
First: Europe…
If brutal ruthlessness against civilians engenders long-running wars, then Israel's merciless campaign in Gaza is seriously bad news for any hope of peace for decades - or even half a century, warns one senior military specialist. Richard Cullen reports.
BEN WALLACE WAS THE UK defence secretary from 2019 to 2023. Originally appointed by…