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Mark Briggs

Mark Briggs

Thomas K-Hobbes

In Leviathan, the 17th century political opus, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes described the trade off between the total freedom of the…

Apr 30, 2020

Apr 30, 2020

Mark Briggs

After Huawei: What next in the digital cold war?

Not many people get to give Dominic Cummings a b******ing. But last month, Donald Trump sent his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney to…

Apr 2, 2020

Apr 2, 2020

Mark Briggs

How did ‘no-deal’ become a thing?

Late in the evening of 5 September, the grandson of Winston Churchill sat in his parliamentary office in Portcullis House on the banks of…

Sep 30, 2019

How did ‘no-deal’ become a thing?

Sep 30, 2019

Mark Briggs

The problems with Huawei

On 1 December 2018 a woman was arrested at Vancouver Airport and charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to break the US…

Sep 21, 2019

The problems with Huawei

Sep 21, 2019

Mark Briggs

Three down, two to go.

One close game, two thrashings.

Aug 22, 2018

Aug 22, 2018

Mark Briggs

The death of respect

The death of respect has come to America.

Aug 17, 2018

Aug 17, 2018

Mark Briggs

Trump on Trump

Donald Trump has reacted with the suitable level of fire and fury to revelations in an as yet unpublished book about his dysfunctional…

Jan 4, 2018

Trump on Trump

Jan 4, 2018

Mark Briggs

Button twitchers

The Donald has been bragging about his button. It’s big, it’s powerful and it works. Truly impressive.

Jan 3, 2018

Button twitchers

Jan 3, 2018

Mark Briggs

Insert strong opinion here

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Stop! Put the festive cheer away and focus on the news. It’s as bleak as the January skies but less…

Jan 2, 2018

Insert strong opinion here

Jan 2, 2018

Mark Briggs

Mark Briggs

Political analyst working for the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London. Trying to make sense of what is going on.

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