Nicholas Lorimer
Nicholas Lorimer, a politician-turned-think tank thinker, is the IRR's Geopolitics Researcher and is host of the Daily Friend Show. His interests include geopolitics, and history (particularly medieval and ancient history). He is an unashamed Americaphile, whether it be food, culture or film. His other pursuits include video games and armchair critique of action films from the 1980s.
Articles By This Author
Killing of Qasem Soleimani might open the door to peace
On 4 January, the world awoke to news that Qasem Soleimani, an important Iranian military commander, had been killed in an American Reaper drone strike
Greta, the children’s crusader
In the early spring of 1212 crusading fever was sweeping Europe. Many speculated (as they always did) that the return of Christ was imminent and
China and its challenge to Western liberal thought
The rise of Asia’s economies since the 1980s delivers an ideological challenge few Western thinkers have been willing to acknowledge, despite the moral imperative of
The coalition temptation, and the perils
The good governance brand of the Democratic Alliance (DA) is vulnerable to the compromises that come with coalition politics, the Johannesburg experience shows. The Institute