Empires are costly and inefficient, and imperialism is costly and counterproductive, with both combining to generate the very forces that eventually bring about imperial downfall.

Boris Johnson has called Vladimir Putin a “f------ idiot” and told the Russian leader: “No more empire.” The former prime minister made the comments as he declared that Ukraine and other Eastern ...

He must understand that Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania – none of these countries are part of the Russian empire any more, and the same goes for Ukraine." "There is no more empire, Vladimir ...

THE WORD “HUBRIS” HAS COME UP frequently since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. The most straightforward ...

As he prepares to take office, President-elect Donald Trump says he hope to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin “very quickly” ...

A Russian military attack helicopter at Qamishli ... regime in 11 days means that Russia needs to rein in its global ambitions, and perhaps accept its role as a regional power.

Boris Johnson has called Vladimir Putin a “fucking idiot” over his “barbaric” behaviour in eastern Europe. Speaking to the Baltic news website Delfi, the former UK PM said: “What Putin is doing is ...