Jack Clayton
@jackclayton94.bsky.social
Expert and analyst in US Foreign Policy in the Middle East and the Vietnam Syndrome and American Exceptionalism. International Relations PhD graduate from @soasuni.bsky.social
Last weekend I had my first in studio interview discussing Trump, NATO and Starmer.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Last weekend I had my first in studio interview discussing Trump, NATO and Starmer.
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This is interesting, but I’d go even further than Behr and say that Starmer’s not even pragmatic, as it implies he has an idea of wanting to get to an A to B, just not dogmatically or rigidly. He’s indecisive and politically empty as a result.
On the Starmer doctrine: pretend there is a way to avoid the hard choice, find out the hard way there isn’t. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From the Burnham row to the China visit, avoiding hard choices is the Starmer doctrine | Rafael Behr
Whether at home or abroad, the pattern of ducking difficult arguments and calling it pragmatism is the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is interesting, but I’d go even further than Behr and say that Starmer’s not even pragmatic, as it implies he has an idea of wanting to get to an A to B, just not dogmatically or rigidly. He’s indecisive and politically empty as a result.
I have been quoted in
@theipaper.com discussing Trump’s recent comments on the protests in Iran and how me may respond, as well as what the UK government may do and the possible internal Labour Party divisions there may be on the issue.
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@theipaper.com discussing Trump’s recent comments on the protests in Iran and how me may respond, as well as what the UK government may do and the possible internal Labour Party divisions there may be on the issue.
inews.co.uk/news/world/w...
What's really going on in Iran – and how Trump is trying to speed up unrest
US intervention over Iranian protests could lead to 'chaos' in the region, experts and officials say
inews.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I have been quoted in
@theipaper.com discussing Trump’s recent comments on the protests in Iran and how me may respond, as well as what the UK government may do and the possible internal Labour Party divisions there may be on the issue.
inews.co.uk/news/world/w...
@theipaper.com discussing Trump’s recent comments on the protests in Iran and how me may respond, as well as what the UK government may do and the possible internal Labour Party divisions there may be on the issue.
inews.co.uk/news/world/w...