Is the Trump Administration SNAFU or FUBAR?

Argument An expert’s point of view on a current event. Is the Trump Administration SNAFU or FUBAR? The history of intelligence scandals reveals just how routine—and not—Signalgate has been. By Calder Walton, a historian at the Harvard Kennedy School. Donald Trump uses his cellphone as he holds a roundtable discussion with Governors about the economic…

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UK floats plan for joint European fund to ‘stockpile’ weapons

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK has circulated plans for European countries to establish a “supranational institution” that jointly purchases military equipment, stockpiles weapons and helps to finance large-scale rearmament across the continent. The informal paper, written by UK…

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