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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I have known Damian Green for over 20 years, since we were elected together in 1997. He stands out among us with the highest… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share
The requirement for military force is clear when looking at the first of the nine points agreed in Vienna, which states that 'Syria's unity,… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share
There is fear of impoverishment as a narrowly based ideological government, infused with medieval religious rectitude, lays waste to the Egyptian economy, which, given… — Crispin Blunt Copy Share
