Isabel Hilton

Surprise! Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power

Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

If Trump admires Churchill as he claims perhaps he should reflect on this quote “ It is not always possible to have everything go as one likes. In working with allies, it sometimes happens that they develop opinions of their own."

Global Capital’s Break With the US Is Long Overdue Trump’s policies have accelerated an overdue shift, as US market advantages fade and investors reassess their heavy exposure to American assets.

A shift in capital away from the US has picked up pace under President Trump. That rebalancing could be good for the global economy.

Will be fascinating to see who steps into the breach given Starmer was a McSweeney project. I suspect the answer to a scandal caused by a New Labour grandee will be yet more New Labour. But do read Stuart McGurk's @prospectmagazine.co.uk account of how MM took control of the party.

Congratulations to Philip Collins on becoming editor of this excellent magazine!

Delighted to see great pieces in this edition by some of our recent guests: @isabelh.bsky.social and @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social

Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs “I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.

What's it like to work for ICE? Not great, apparently www.wired.com/story/inside...

What Happened the day Bjorn Lomborg Met Jeffrey Epstein The Danish political scientist and climate crisis denier sought a meeting with Epstein in the hope of securing funding.

Not many surprises: Lomborg wants Epstein's money. Epstein prefers a Thai princess with a childen's charity. drilled.media/news/lomborg...

While I’m not certain he’s the ideal fit for dealing with Trump directly, his intellect would at least command respect.”
I'll give you a clue. M.P. who is rarely seen in his constituency. Loves Donald Trump

Guess who said this: “Peter Mandelson, in my view, could be a viable candidate for the ambassadorial role.He’s an intelligent figure who knows his brief well, as I saw when he worked with the European Commission.

Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search Tulsi Gabbard’s role in brokering the call and President Trump’s decision to directly press frontline agents on the inquiry are outside the bounds of typical procedure, The Times has learned.

The director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arranged a call between FBI agents and President Trump where he praised their work searching a Georgia election center. Agents seized truckloads of 2020 ballots, as Trump uses the government to support his false claims of widespread voter fraud.

Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network In February 2020, far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (‘Tommy Robinson’) travelled to Moscow and St Petersburg, giving interviews to Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT and meeting figures linked to Ru...

I know you will all be shocked... Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...

I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. Amazing battery range, customizable interiors and sleek software—our columnist fell in love with a Xiaomi SU7 Max after driving it for a few weeks.

Today: “Holy crap, China is winning the digitally enhanced electric-car race.”

Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

China Amends Common Language Law to Expand Mandarin Use The law's initial overhaul incorporates the Communist Party's latest ethnic policy formulations, reflects the narrowing scope of bilingual education in ethnic schools, and mandates Mandarin

At this point I'm not sure how many nails are in the coffin of China's formerly diverse state language policy, but here's one more for good measure npcobserver.com/2026/01/27/c...

A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

Oh! “A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.”

The new issue of Prospect.. no paywall until Monday!

The latest Prospect is out now! Our new editor Philip Collins leads on the collapse of two-party politics, plus @isabelh.bsky.social on Greenland, @jenstout.bsky.social on treason in Ukraine, @ethanz.bsky.social on servers in space, and Ralph Fiennes' operatic debut:
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Isabelhilton@mac.com or 07768571370. I’m in a board meeting for a couple of hours so email or whats app would be best.

Totally correct. It's for the American people to deal with the mess they have created by electing and keeping Trump as president.

Bernard-Henri Lévy: "The #betrayal of the #Kurds by the #West is one of most disturbing shifts of our time.

Never forget that General #Mazlum’s heroic #fighters defeated #Daesh when Daesh threatened the #world

Never forget too that they guard the prisons where worst #terrorists on earth are held."

Greenland, Venezuela and the new American interventionism Isabel Hilton on the US’s radical plans, the future of Nato and the impact on US-British relations

🎧: Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber are joined by Isabel Hilton to discuss Iran, Venezuela and how American foreign policy has evolved under the Trump administration.

Is he going to have it re~engraved with his name on it?

Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?

BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.

Because someone needed to.

Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.

🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️

We are marking the likely go ahead of China’s London super-embassy with @isabelh.bsky.social and an evening of reflection on the country and geopolitics. A week today (Tuesday)!

Greenland, Venezuela and the new American interventionism Isabel Hilton on the US’s radical plans, the future of Nato and the impact on US-British relations

It's @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod day! This week @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and I chat with the inimitable @isabelh.bsky.social, whose expertise on Latin America, China, the Arctic and energy makes her the perfect guest to discuss the chaos (so far) of 2026 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...

A possible breakthrough over Greenland

U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn’t Target Putin in Drone Strike - The Wall Street Journal

Breaking News: Our planet has hit its first climate tipping point Coral reefs are dying beyond recovery

One of the key moments of 2025: Our planet has hit its first climate tipping point open.substack.com/pub/weareoce...