Timothy Stanley

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MundoAméricaEuropaInternacionalTerrorismo Internacional,

Europe is waking up to the need for change. We've been fighting the war on terror for a very long time, but we've recently seen an escalation. Tuesday, in France -- which is still in a state of emergency since the 2015 Paris attacks -- a man attacked police officers with a hammer, and officials have opened an anti-terror probe into the incident.

Britain, my country, has suffered three attacks in three months; in the last, at London Bridge, seven people lost their lives to terrorists. As we mourn these dead, the very last thing we expect or need is a US president to insult the mayor of London.…  Seguir leyendo »

InternacionalTerrorismo Internacional,

Obama has called the Islamic State the "face of evil" but he's now under pressure from those who say he's not doing enough to beat it. Some insist that an attack on France was an attack on NATO and that it's time to go to war.

Pope Francis suggests the West already is at war -- a kind of "third world war." If the Pope is right then doesn't that demand a tougher response? Isn't the time for caution over?

But only a fool would confuse caution for weakness. On the contrary, to defeat the enemy we have to fully understand who the enemy is, what they want and what kind of conflict we're involved in here.…  Seguir leyendo »

EuropaUnión Europea,

CNN Opinion asked a range of contributors to give their take on Britain's election, what it means and what we can expect moving forward. The opinions expressed in these commentaries are solely their own.

Continuity wins

First surprise of Britain's election on Thursday -- everyone was WRONG. So it's time to really dissect opinion polls -- any kind of polling, really, and the media herd mentality. Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron won, securing an overall majority. No one even came close to predicting that.

So, was it the 40% undecided that caused the tsunami?

Continuity wins -- change loses. It was a victory for traditional party politics that has dominated the United Kingdom for centuries.…  Seguir leyendo »

ReflexionesTestimoniosEuropaUnión Europea,

When I was at Cambridge University 10 years ago, there was a story of a history professor who began his lecture series with this piece of advice: "We all know that Margaret Thatcher was evil, but don't write that in the exam".

The sweep of his judgment -- including the presumption that his students all thought the same -- articulates the way that Margaret Thatcher's legacy divides Britain. The things she did may have been necessary, but the way that she did them cleaved the country in two.

Thatcher was a paradoxical figure: a radical conservative. Conservatives traditionally want to uphold the social order that they inherit, but she wanted to upend the postwar British consensus and return the country to what she regarded as its older glory.…  Seguir leyendo »