The UK can make a difference on the world stage in these threatening times
Many want the Britain of their imagination to return: reliable, decent, committed to a rules-based order.
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Philippe Sands
Philippe Sands is a barrister and professor of law at UCL. He is the author of East West Street (2016), The Ratline (2020) and The Last Colony (2022).
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