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Trump likes strong men, winners, big, beautiful numbers and flattery - and the summit had all of those."

This is President Trump, so unpredictability is a hallmark of some of his foreign policy...But the reality is that the ceasefire existed in name only...I think a lot of people pointed out that it was a pretty fragile situation...So it is entirely possible that we will slide back towards a broader escalation."

I think the pattern with UK cyber policy is often a consultation, research, code of practice or conduct, some sort of voluntary pledge, and then regulation. This could be repeating that pattern...You could see this as a step in the process whereby they end up regulating. You’ve almost given the private sector enough rope to hang itself with. If not enough organizations or vendors sign up to this stuff, that gives the government the cause to say regulation is necessary.”