Cold War rematch
The winners of the Cold War turned out to be the authoritarians, not the democrats
Inside the small town newspaper
How my first editor taught me to report “without fear or favour”
Another Boris and me
Boris Yeltsin’s path to the end of the Soviet Union, and the dawn of a new Russia that led, unerringly, to the despotic power we see today
Spain and me
David Smith on why the years following Franco’s death will always hold a place in his heart
Afiya and me: searching for East Africa’s lost tribe
David Smith recalls his time as a journalist covering the devastating famine in Karamoja, northern Uganda, in the 1980s
Arafat and me
David Smith on the time he spent with Yasir Arafat, the former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
McCain and Me
David Smith reminisces on his relationship with John McCain
Abed and me
David Smith recalls past conflicts between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and a special friend who kept him alive
“Billary” and Me
David Smith recalls his relationship with Bill and Hillary Clinton during his time working as a correspondent The White House
Thatcher and me
From Finchley Grammar to Jerusalem, Moscow, and Washington: David Smith recalls his lifelong association with Margaret Thatcher