Adrian Hamilton
Adrian Hamilton: Our Prime Minister is no statesman
Published: 08 December 2005
Blair the domestic politician knows there are just no votes in Europe as far as the British voter is concerned
Adrian Hamilton: When the very term 'victory' is meaningless
Published: 01 December 2005
The circumstances may not be the same, but the lies are straight out of the politics of Vietnam
Adrian Hamilton: Iraq, Iran, and the demonisation of Syria
Published: 03 November 2005
The worse things get in Iraq, the more the occupiers blame outsiders for their troubles
Adrian Hamilton: Why Blair no longer seeks a legacy in Europe
Published: 27 October 2005
The Hampton Court participants would be better employed having a mediaeval joust
Adrian Hamilton: Is Ken Livingstone turning into Tony Blair?
Published: 13 October 2005
Like the Prime Minister, he now seems determined to go on and on in presidential style
Adrian Hamilton: Turkey's not the problem, Europe is
Published: 06 October 2005
In place of expanding horizons, there is a grumpy sense of an engine running out of steam
Adrian Hamilton: Britain and Germany share a political impasse
Published: 29 September 2005
Two dogs vie to lead the pack, and every word is analysed to see who'll give way first
Adrian Hamilton: Don't bet on Blair staying around much longer
Published: 22 September 2005
For years he's been detached from his party. Now he seems detached from his job
Adrian Hamilton: You can't blame the crisis on Opec this time
Published: 15 September 2005
It's doubtful that even Saudi Arabia can be relied on to pump out that much more
Adrian Hamilton: Only Annan's resignation can save the UN
Published: 08 September 2005
It would clear the air and force the US to commit itself to what it wants for the UN's future
Adrian Hamilton: Tony Blair is back - but where's he going?
Published: 01 September 2005
He is determined to leave his mark on history, only nothing ever seems to happen
Adrian Hamilton: Ken Clarke's betrayal of the European cause
Published: 25 August 2005
Europe is now bad news in Britain, and Ken has decided he wants as little as possible to do with it
Adrian Hamilton: Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner
Published: 18 August 2005
The mood is more uncertain, the number of visitors is falling, and life in the city is more strained
Adrian Hamilton: Iran has a good case in its nuclear dispute
Published: 04 August 2005
There is nothing that Iran is doing now that is in breach of its international obligations
Adrian Hamilton: We have forgotten the lessons of history
Published: 28 July 2005
We have failed to build on what was done in 1945. Indeed, in some ways, we are going backwards
Adrian Hamilton: It's too convenient to blame it all on religion
Published: 21 July 2005
It suits Blair, because that way he avoids any connection with British policy abroad or at home
Adrian Hamilton: The Government can't play it both ways on terror
Published: 14 July 2005
Must we rethink multiculturalism now the terrorists have proved to be Britons?
Adrian Hamilton: There's no risk to Blair or Bush at the G8
Published: 07 July 2005
All this talk about Blair chancing his reputation or raising excessive expectations misses the point
Adrian Hamilton: The G8's Africa initiative has failed already
Published: 30 June 2005
Gleneagles may prove most important for what it stops trying to do
Adrian Hamilton: The American discovery of democracy
Published: 23 June 2005
Wary of military intervention, Washington now wants regime change through popular uprising
Adrian Hamilton: Don't dismiss this democracy in Iran
Published: 16 June 2005
The Iranian elections are for real, and getting more interesting as the date gets nearer
Adrian Hamilton: Africa is too important to be a Blair pet project
Published: 09 June 2005
What tackling African poverty needs is sustained engagement by the West
Adrian Hamilton: This isn't a crisis for Europe, merely a problem for its political leaders
Published: 02 June 2005
The only country that could be said to be at ease with itself is Spain, which is the most pro-European
Adrian Hamilton: So what happens if the French say no?
Published: 26 May 2005
The political classes seem frozen like rabbits in the headlights of a careering French truck
