Bartle Bull
Bartle Bull is the former foreign editor of Prospect. His next book, a history of Iraq, will be published by Grove/Atlantic in London and New York
The triumph of the Trump doctrine
An appraisal of the President’s foreign policy would find he was consistent, traditional, multilateral – and highly successful
Endless tragedy of blood and sand
Syria’s civil war is the latest grisly chapter in more than a millennium of conflict
Digging the Holy Land’s past
Our modern controversies about Jerusalem have ancient and medieval roots
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
The childishness of republicanism
Lidia Thorpe’s outburst is no reflection of the Australian attitudes towards the King
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
Tierless? (Starmer’s version)
Taxpayer-funded escorts for celebrities, criminal neighbours for normal Brits
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Have we been barking up the wrong tree?
Mark Rowlands believes that humans have a lot to learn from dogs