Samir Puri

Ukraine is the subject of a tug of war between the West and Russia and has been terribly let down by both, albeit in very different ways, in the months and years leading up to war. Russia has brought bloodshed and suffering to Ukraine at the behest of Putin's vision of a greater Russian sphere of influence. For their part,...

'An exceptional account.' - Prospect 'Enlightening.' - Spectator For the first time in millennia, we live without formal empires. But that doesn't mean we don't feel their presence rumbling through history. The Great Imperial Hangover examines how the world's imperial legacies are still shaping the thorniest issues we face today. From Russia's incursions in the Ukraine to Brexit; from Trump's...

What if the sun truly is setting on the Western world's outsized influence over the rest of the planet? In the wake of Donald Trump's re-election, Westlessness, by former UK diplomat Dr Samir Puri, is essential reading. He vividly demonstrates how, in demographic, economic, military, and cultural terms, we are hurtling into a far more diverse global future. Many of...