Michael Ancram

Sometimes conflict is necessary in the short term to achieve peace through the threat of aggression, and sometimes it is read more

Sometimes conflict is necessary in the short term to achieve peace through the threat of aggression, and sometimes it is the threat of conflict which can establish peace.

It may be unpleasant, but you can give a very hard signal which isn't going to hurt people as such read more

It may be unpleasant, but you can give a very hard signal which isn't going to hurt people as such but is going to at least give a chance of registering in the minds of the Iranian people that what their president is doing is unacceptable to the international community.

Too often in the past, Tony Blair has gone to Washington and instead of pressing the British case or British read more

Too often in the past, Tony Blair has gone to Washington and instead of pressing the British case or British arguments, he has effectively done what the president asked him to do and forgotten that he should be arguing Britain's corner.

It has been three years since the government published details of the options regarding the regulation of private military companies, read more

It has been three years since the government published details of the options regarding the regulation of private military companies, yet ministers have failed to find a solution.

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,