New - Labour’s twin-track plan to rebuild EU relations takes shape under the cover of a manifesto pledge not to rejoin single market, customs union and free movement. Peter Mandelson tells EU dips Starmer could be flexible on issues like ECJ. With Peter Foster and Andrew Bounds

Just saying...
thetimes.co.uk/article/grand-…

In barely 90 seconds Japan's Prime Minister seeks to appeal to American common sense, to push back autocrats. But is Trump listening?

Trump solidarity T-shirts. Seen quite a few. Even in Dem DC. Hmm…

Today is 2 years since my friend Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to #Russia prison for opposing the war with #Ukraine . I worked with him for many years. He was integral to the #Magnitsky campaign. He needs medical help and he to be released NOW!
Bill Browder Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign

Thank you Andreas Michaelis German Embassy for hosting such a wonderful evening with such a knowledgeable and engaged DC audience. Looking forward to the public event this evening

Germany denies supplying Israel with weapons of war, yet it's one of the staunchest supporters of Israel's war on Gaza.

What's behind Germany's position?

🎙 #InsideStory , Tobias B. Bacherle and John Kampfner discuss: aj.audio/TISP-775

With the UK struggling on so many fronts, I'm on the search around the world for best practice we can learn from - housing to health, climate & more. My journey starts on Substack. Take a look & subscribe (for free) - if you'd like to contribute ttps://johnkampfner.substack.com/

After months of strikes, is Germany's more collective approach to the workplace over? My latest offering Foreign Policy
foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/09/ger…

My new Substack. Lessons from around the world
open.substack.com/pub/johnkampfn…

If Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz Scholz joins TikTok either there is hope for us all yet, or we are all doomed. I'm not sure which it is
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

We are delighted to see John Kampfner's brilliant #InSearchofBerlin included in the very strong Royal Society of Literature 2024 #Ondaatje Prize longlist. Many congratulations, John!

The most important aspect of this good report Tom Fletcher Moazzam Malik is for the UK to work more collegiately with others and show less hubris. Humility is a sign of national strength not weakness

Great to see the 120th anniversary of the 🇬🇧🇫🇷 Entente Cordiale marked by the participation of the Coldstream Guards in a ceremony at the Elysée at the same time as 1/

Thrilling to be on the list. Thank you. Thanks to the amazing team Atlantic Books for helping turn my passion for Berlin into a reality. And good luck to my fellow writers

This is a disaster for Slovakia and a big problem for Europe. A second Kremlin satellite now in the heart of the continent. As I feared, in my BBC documentary at the time of last Aug's parliamentary elections
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

This is a disaster for Slovakia and a big problem for Europe. A second Kremlin satellite now in the heart of the continent. As I feared, in my BBC documentary at the time of last Aug's parliamentary elections
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

Britain is still making a killing from Putin’s war machine — brilliant from Ed Conway — the apparent end-run round Russian sanctions in three charts.

thetimes.co.uk/article/ae4699…

Congrats Forsvarsdepartement 🇳🇴. All other NATO members should get to this point - and more - asap as the Russia threat grows

Six months after Oct 7 and the razing of Gaza, Germany still struggles to differentiate between anti-semitism and criticism of Netanyahu's hard-right govt. My take The Guardian
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…