Not before time, Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the UK’s Conservative Party. The Guardian reports that Johnson’s leadership “toppled under a wave of sleaze allegations and failure to tell the truth.” But his real scandal lies elsewhere — with Brexit.

When great powers fail, New Zealand and other small states must organise to protect their interests, Robert G. Patman writes.

Trump’s national security adviser wants the UK to be beholden to the US for its daily bread, making the country a timid American outpost.

After Trump security adviser John Bolton’s visit it’s clear the price of US backing will be paid both in trade and foreign policy.