Robert Eden

President Trump's Arctic love affair
President Trump's Arctic love affair

Surely an ally should not be presented with a take it or leave it poke in the eye?

Trump and Europe’s defence dilemma
Trump and Europe’s defence dilemma

Europe’s long-standing reliance on US defence support is being tested as Trump’s renewed "America First" stance challenges NATO commitments, trade relations, and the future of Western security.

Abraham Lincoln was just the start of America\'s journey to racial equality
Abraham Lincoln was just the start of America's journey to racial equality

Lincoln has often been represented in an ethereal light which doesn't reflect political reality, doesn't do justice to the sheer struggle needed to bring about that which the American Constitution guaranteed – the equality of all men – and doesn't give credit where it is rightly due

Bob Crow – an old style Union boss
Bob Crow – an old style Union boss

There's not likely to be another quite like Mr Crow

The Ukraine crisis is not as simple as the US and EU would like us to believe
The Ukraine crisis is not as simple as the US and EU would like us to believe

If the US and EU are taking sides, they need to make sure they're clear about the side they are taking

The Beatles, the \'British Invasion\' and that Jesus comment
The Beatles, the 'British Invasion' and that Jesus comment

"If there hadn't been Carl Perkins there wouldn't have been The Beatles." If there hadn't been The Beatles there wouldn't have been……..

Charlemagne, by the grace of God, Emperor
Charlemagne, by the grace of God, Emperor

January 28 saw the 1,200th death since Charlemagne but who was he and why is he significant?

A Japanese blind spot to a brutal past
A Japanese blind spot to a brutal past

Japan has not yet convinced China and Korea it is sorry for the suffering it inflicted

JFK\'s court was no Camelot
JFK's court was no Camelot

The marking of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F Kennedy this year revealed just how much the glow around the late US President has not diminished, but is it merited?

Finished with Afghanistan?
Finished with Afghanistan?

The task of rebuilding Afghanistan has undoubtedly proved to be much harder than was ever envisaged, if much thought was ever devoted to the task

Teacher troubles
Teacher troubles

Teachers, by the very nature of their work, have a job that includes an often unappreciated, much greater social role.

Was Mr Osborne\'s latest Budget simply putting off the inevitable?
Was Mr Osborne's latest Budget simply putting off the inevitable?

Can anything be done to help the more needy and vulnerable?