Aaron Sorkin on patriotism: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/m...
Steve Bloomfield
@stevebloomfield.bsky.social
Journalist
Two fascinating stories about foreign mercenaries in Ukraine well worth your time. Amy Hawkins in the Guardian on Chinese soldiers working for Ukraine: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... and Francisco Garcia in the Observer on the Kenyans fighting for Russia: observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Macron's UN speech didn't get much pick-up (the row with Netanyahu aside). But it was probably the most important of the whole UN week. My piece for the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Miliband needs to find the courage to stand up to another Middle East ally, the UAE, for fuelling and funding the war in Sudan
Miliband's brave new policy on Israel's occupation of the West Bank could be the start of a genuinely progressive foreign policy. My latest for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
