The creeping optimism that there might be a route to peace in Syria remains constrained by the elephant in the room - Bashar al-Assad. — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
Failure to find a way to incorporate political Islam in democracy, however uncomfortable its ideology is for secular liberals, will mean we have given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
We simply do not have time as we move from one meeting to the next to have hours to peruse leisure websites of whatever… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
The Islamist camp is infused with a righteous indignation, as the forces of old, corrupt and rotten Egypt unite to try and drive them… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
We don't comment on special forces operations. And if you run an operation for a long time as we have here, and in Libya,… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
Frankly, everyone knows that Iain Duncan Smith is not making the impact we would all like him to be as our leader and is… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
We are in this Alice in Wonderland world where parliament has approved a motion saying: 'notes the government will not deploy U.K. troops in… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
U.K. policy in Libya before and since the intervention of March 2011 was founded on erroneous assumptions and an incomplete understanding of the country… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
There may be connections between the nearest prison to Oxford these days, HMP Bullingdon, and other institutions of that name. I have yet to… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
The private sector complains that some of the agencies set up to advise and assist them in protecting their networks, such as CESG, are… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
Turkey is an important strategic partner facing a volatile period. It needs and deserves our support, but that support needs to include our critique… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
The coalition government made it clear from the outset that it would proceed with defendant anonymity in rape cases only if the evidence justifying… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share Image
