Isabel Hilton
@isabelh.bsky.social
Writer, broadcaster, China, geo-politics, climate; Founder of ChinaDialogue; contributing editor Prospect Magazine. Chair of Centre for Investigative Journalism; NED E3G; visiting professor Lau Institute, KCL, co-chair Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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A shift in capital away from the US has picked up pace under President Trump. That rebalancing could be good for the global economy.
Global Capital’s Break With the US Is Long Overdue
Trump’s policies have accelerated an overdue shift, as US market advantages fade and investors reassess their heavy exposure to American assets.
bloom.bg
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A shift in capital away from the US has picked up pace under President Trump. That rebalancing could be good for the global economy.
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Will be fascinating to see who steps into the breach given Starmer was a McSweeney project. I suspect the answer to a scandal caused by a New Labour grandee will be yet more New Labour. But do read Stuart McGurk's @prospectmagazine.co.uk account of how MM took control of the party.
Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney was reportedly “instrumental” in appointing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. But who is McSweeney? In December, Stuart McGurk profiled the PM’s right-hand man.
The curious rise of Morgan McSweeney
How a behind-the-scenes fixer captured the Labour party, only to become a symbol of Keir Starmer’s failing government
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Will be fascinating to see who steps into the breach given Starmer was a McSweeney project. I suspect the answer to a scandal caused by a New Labour grandee will be yet more New Labour. But do read Stuart McGurk's @prospectmagazine.co.uk account of how MM took control of the party.
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Congratulations to Philip Collins on becoming editor of this excellent magazine!
Delighted to see great pieces in this edition by some of our recent guests: @isabelh.bsky.social and @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
Delighted to see great pieces in this edition by some of our recent guests: @isabelh.bsky.social and @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
📰 Prospect’s latest issue hits newsstands today! Here’s a peek at what’s inside... 1/7
For the cover essay of his first issue as Prospect’s new editor, Philip Collins surveys the wreckage of the two party system: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/722...
For the cover essay of his first issue as Prospect’s new editor, Philip Collins surveys the wreckage of the two party system: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/722...
February 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Congratulations to Philip Collins on becoming editor of this excellent magazine!
Delighted to see great pieces in this edition by some of our recent guests: @isabelh.bsky.social and @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
Delighted to see great pieces in this edition by some of our recent guests: @isabelh.bsky.social and @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social
What's it like to work for ICE? Not great, apparently www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs
“I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.
www.wired.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
What's it like to work for ICE? Not great, apparently www.wired.com/story/inside...
Not many surprises: Lomborg wants Epstein's money. Epstein prefers a Thai princess with a childen's charity. drilled.media/news/lomborg...
What Happened the day Bjorn Lomborg Met Jeffrey Epstein
The Danish political scientist and climate crisis denier sought a meeting with Epstein in the hope of securing funding.
drilled.media
February 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Not many surprises: Lomborg wants Epstein's money. Epstein prefers a Thai princess with a childen's charity. drilled.media/news/lomborg...
Guess who said this: “Peter Mandelson, in my view, could be a viable candidate for the ambassadorial role.He’s an intelligent figure who knows his brief well, as I saw when he worked with the European Commission.
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Guess who said this: “Peter Mandelson, in my view, could be a viable candidate for the ambassadorial role.He’s an intelligent figure who knows his brief well, as I saw when he worked with the European Commission.
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The director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arranged a call between FBI agents and President Trump where he praised their work searching a Georgia election center. Agents seized truckloads of 2020 ballots, as Trump uses the government to support his false claims of widespread voter fraud.
Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search
Tulsi Gabbard’s role in brokering the call and President Trump’s decision to directly press frontline agents on the inquiry are outside the bounds of typical procedure, The Times has learned.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arranged a call between FBI agents and President Trump where he praised their work searching a Georgia election center. Agents seized truckloads of 2020 ballots, as Trump uses the government to support his false claims of widespread voter fraud.
I know you will all be shocked... Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network
In February 2020, far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (‘Tommy Robinson’) travelled to Moscow and St Petersburg, giving interviews to Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT and meeting figures linked to Ru...
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I know you will all be shocked... Tommy Robinson and the London News Website Linked to a Putin-Backed Propaganda Network open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
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Today: “Holy crap, China is winning the digitally enhanced electric-car race.”
Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore.
Amazing battery range, customizable interiors and sleek software—our columnist fell in love with a Xiaomi SU7 Max after driving it for a few weeks.
www.wsj.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Today: “Holy crap, China is winning the digitally enhanced electric-car race.”
Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
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At this point I'm not sure how many nails are in the coffin of China's formerly diverse state language policy, but here's one more for good measure npcobserver.com/2026/01/27/c...
China Amends Common Language Law to Expand Mandarin Use
The law's initial overhaul incorporates the Communist Party's latest ethnic policy formulations, reflects the narrowing scope of bilingual education in ethnic schools, and mandates Mandarin
npcobserver.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:51 PM
At this point I'm not sure how many nails are in the coffin of China's formerly diverse state language policy, but here's one more for good measure npcobserver.com/2026/01/27/c...
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Oh! “A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.”
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Oh! “A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.”
The new issue of Prospect.. no paywall until Monday!
Oh and the paywall is down til Monday, so you can read @benansell.bsky.social, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social, @jenstout.bsky.social, @isabelh.bsky.social, @danielharris.bsky.social and others to your heart's content. (And then maybe subscribe? 🙏)
📰 Prospect’s latest issue hits newsstands today! Here’s a peek at what’s inside... 1/7
For the cover essay of his first issue as Prospect’s new editor, Philip Collins surveys the wreckage of the two party system: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/722...
For the cover essay of his first issue as Prospect’s new editor, Philip Collins surveys the wreckage of the two party system: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/722...
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The new issue of Prospect.. no paywall until Monday!
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The latest Prospect is out now! Our new editor Philip Collins leads on the collapse of two-party politics, plus @isabelh.bsky.social on Greenland, @jenstout.bsky.social on treason in Ukraine, @ethanz.bsky.social on servers in space, and Ralph Fiennes' operatic debut:
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📰 Prospect’s latest issue hits newsstands today! Here’s a peek at what’s inside... 1/7
For the cover essay of his first issue as Prospect’s new editor, Philip Collins surveys the wreckage of the two party system: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/722...
For the cover essay of his first issue as Prospect’s new editor, Philip Collins surveys the wreckage of the two party system: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/722...
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 AM
The latest Prospect is out now! Our new editor Philip Collins leads on the collapse of two-party politics, plus @isabelh.bsky.social on Greenland, @jenstout.bsky.social on treason in Ukraine, @ethanz.bsky.social on servers in space, and Ralph Fiennes' operatic debut:
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Totally correct. It's for the American people to deal with the mess they have created by electing and keeping Trump as president.
American threats toward allies as the Trump administration pushes to acquire Greenland put the U.S. in a camp with “predators,” Finland Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has told POLITICO.
She explains why that’s a “lose-lose position” in our live blog 👇
politi.co/4qvX1Q5
She explains why that’s a “lose-lose position” in our live blog 👇
politi.co/4qvX1Q5
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Totally correct. It's for the American people to deal with the mess they have created by electing and keeping Trump as president.
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Bernard-Henri Lévy: "The #betrayal of the #Kurds by the #West is one of most disturbing shifts of our time.
Never forget that General #Mazlum’s heroic #fighters defeated #Daesh when Daesh threatened the #world
Never forget too that they guard the prisons where worst #terrorists on earth are held."
Never forget that General #Mazlum’s heroic #fighters defeated #Daesh when Daesh threatened the #world
Never forget too that they guard the prisons where worst #terrorists on earth are held."
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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🎧: Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber are joined by Isabel Hilton to discuss Iran, Venezuela and how American foreign policy has evolved under the Trump administration.
Greenland, Venezuela and the new American interventionism
Isabel Hilton on the US’s radical plans, the future of Nato and the impact on US-British relations
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
🎧: Ellen Halliday and Alona Ferber are joined by Isabel Hilton to discuss Iran, Venezuela and how American foreign policy has evolved under the Trump administration.
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BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
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Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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We are marking the likely go ahead of China’s London super-embassy with @isabelh.bsky.social and an evening of reflection on the country and geopolitics. A week today (Tuesday)!
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
We are marking the likely go ahead of China’s London super-embassy with @isabelh.bsky.social and an evening of reflection on the country and geopolitics. A week today (Tuesday)!
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It's @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod day! This week @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and I chat with the inimitable @isabelh.bsky.social, whose expertise on Latin America, China, the Arctic and energy makes her the perfect guest to discuss the chaos (so far) of 2026 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
Greenland, Venezuela and the new American interventionism
Isabel Hilton on the US’s radical plans, the future of Nato and the impact on US-British relations
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
It's @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod day! This week @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and I chat with the inimitable @isabelh.bsky.social, whose expertise on Latin America, China, the Arctic and energy makes her the perfect guest to discuss the chaos (so far) of 2026 www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...
A possible breakthrough over Greenland
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
A possible breakthrough over Greenland
U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn’t Target Putin in Drone Strike - The Wall Street Journal
January 1, 2026 at 4:35 AM
U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn’t Target Putin in Drone Strike - The Wall Street Journal
One of the key moments of 2025: Our planet has hit its first climate tipping point open.substack.com/pub/weareoce...
Breaking News: Our planet has hit its first climate tipping point
Coral reefs are dying beyond recovery
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
One of the key moments of 2025: Our planet has hit its first climate tipping point open.substack.com/pub/weareoce...
Make America Bankrupt Again: Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs - The Washington Post
December 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Make America Bankrupt Again: Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs - The Washington Post