Archive - Bill Emmott's Global View

May 2025

Needed: The courage to make Brexit-resets boring

English original of article published in Italian by La Stampa on May 20th

May 24 •

Lafcadio Hearn: the foreign correspondent as double agent

This essay, published today by Engelsberg Ideas, is based on a lecture I gave in Dublin on April 12 as part of a series linked to an exhibition of new…

May 14 •

Hegemonic bullies like China, Russia and America flex their muscles because they are weak, not strong

English original of article published this morning in Italian by La Stampa

May 10 •

How to deal with America while also living without it

The new reality of a post-American world. English original of article published this morning in Italian by La Stampa

May 3 •

April 2025

The stronger yen should be good for Japan

English original of article published in Japanese by Nikkei Business on April 21st

Apr 30 •

In Europe, we can look on the bright side

We may be "chewing on life's gristle", as Eric Idle wrote, but in Europe the economy can offer brighter prospects. English original of article published…

Apr 28 •

Japan and Europe can lead the free-trade fightback, leaving China to fight alone

English original of "Jidai no Kaze" (winds of our times) column published in Japanese and English by Mainichi Shimbun today

Apr 20 •

Ukraine must be strengthened and protected, for all our sakes

Only we Europeans can do it. And the need is urgent. English original of article published this morning in Italian by La Stampa

Apr 19 •

In Trump we do not trust

The biggest real and present danger is of a financial crisis: English original of article published this morning in Italian by La Stampa

Apr 12 •

Letter: President’s billionaire backers must force him to change course

And thank goodness they did, in part. This letter was run by the FT on Wednesday April 9th, and later that day he made his dramatic u-turn

Apr 10 •

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