William Hague

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  • Nov 29, 2022
    n 2006 I was visiting war-torn Darfur, a region of Sudan where tens of thousands of people had been displaced by war and taken refuge in makeshift camps. It was a distressing...
  • Sep 20, 2022
    The best way to avert escalation is to help Ukraine to a speedier victory with longer range missiles and main battle tanks.  
  • Aug 22, 2022
    It’s comforting but wrong to treat pandemics, soaring energy prices and droughts as rare and we must plan accordingly.  
  • Jun 28, 2022
    was in Paris last week and was struck by the vehemence with which some leading figures in the French elites argued that it would soon be essential for Ukraine to make peace with...
  • Jun 14, 2022
    Covid and the Ukraine war have thrown up unforeseen challenges but instead of retrenching we must learn to reinvent  
  • Jun 7, 2022
    Last night’s revolt makes the PM’s position unsustainable — he must spare his party and the country further agonies  
  • Apr 18, 2022
    Ukraine may be forging a new national identity but in France, the US and Britain liberal democracy is under mortal threat  
  • Mar 29, 2022
    The belief that a war will be short, even after it has commenced, is common throughout history. The men rushing to volunteer in August 1914 famously thought it
  • Feb 28, 2022
    I used to spend long hours as foreign secretary listening to German leaders explain the deep roots of their reluctance to confront Russia, and the special role played by Berlin in...
  • Feb 14, 2022
    Russia’s leader has long been determined to rebuild the old empire and the West is so weak that now is the time to strike