Section: Prospect (The United Kingdom)
Closing the London laundromat could be Cameron’s greatest legacy
A view across the “London laundromat”. © DncnH London’s bricks have become a global currency for corruption. Why? The answer is simple: you can buy them anonymously. The perfect Bitcoin for kleptocrats. Because when nobody knows who you really are, nobody knows where your money really comes from. And that’s exactly what criminals...
Listen: should the west defend Ukraine?
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, watches the tactical training progress of the Naval Forces of Ukraine. © Mykola Lazarenko/ Pool photo via AP Read this issue’s cover story to find out where Putin’s gaze is turning next As Russia continues to aid the Ukrainian rebels by proxy, and other territories in the former Soviet Union...
After Ukraine, are the Baltics in Putin’s sights?
Lithuanians walk with a national flag during a parade to mark the 25th anniversary of the independence from the Soviet Union. © Photo credit should read PETRAS MALUKAS/AFP/Getty Images) For years now the Instagram entries of an expat friend in Tallinn on social media have been what you’d expect—local scenery, a cat picture or two, a glimpse...
Think Tank Awards 2015 winners
The 15th annual Think Tank Awards were held at the Institute of Directors. It has been an exceptional 12 months for policy specialists everywhere and has been characterised by some of the most profound policy challenges of recent times, including the Greek debt crisis, the rise of Islamic State and the continued economic weakness that is the...
Win 2 tickets to the Chalke Valley History Festival!
Win 2 tickets to the Chalke Valley History Festival! Enter our competition today to win a pair of tickets to the Chalke Valley History Festival including entrance to Prospect’s debate:Should the west defend Ukraine? To enter, simply fill in your details below. Competition closes midnight Wednesday 24 June. Email: …read more Source:...
Putin is looking east
Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a conference last year. © */AP/Press Association Images When the history of the early 21st century is written, the defining event of the period may not be recalled as the global financial crisis or the rise of militant Islam. It may be the convergence of interests between China and Russia, which led them...
Greek debt crisis: what will happen next?
Alexis Tsipras is under increasing pressure. © Petros Giannakouris/AP/Press Association Images Greece’s decision not to pay the International Monetary Fund the €300m it owes the creditor today and to “bundle” all of the €1.5bn due in June to the end of the month means that the long-running saga over Greece is going to rumble on for a while....
If I ruled the world: Antony Beevor
© mikko stig/rex_shutterstock As world ruler, I would prevent countries from attempting to control history. One saw the way the historian David Irving, who in 2005 was sent to prison by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust, could make himself out to be a victim and a martyr. Then there was former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who tried...
The roots of Islamic State
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, leader of IS, reportedly wounded this week. © Balkis Press/ABACA/Press Association Images ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror by Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan (Simon & Schuster, £7.99) ISIS: the State of Terror by Jessica Stern and JM Berger (William Collins, £14.99) There is a pronounced pessimism in our...
Paul Wolfowitz: When should we intervene?
US soldiers in a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan, 2011. © US Army I think we should definitely keep giving help to Afghanistan,” said Paul Wolfowitz. “Unfortunately, the question” of whether Congress will agree to that “is a good one.” “It’s not only money, it’s the message it would send if we abandon them. Having said that,...
