Uncovering the GRU
The GRU, Unit 29155 of Russia’s military intelligence service, is a remarkable failure of counterintelligence and politics from the West, says James Snell
The rise and fall of Bernie Madoff
The notorious fraudster Bernie Madoff has died in prison at the age of 82
Is America really back?
Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan shows a reluctance to do things that are hard and necessary
Iran’s nuclear conspiracy theories
Fantastical elements of the ‘cyberattack’ on Iran do nothing but delay the inevitable: a bomb is still coming — just not quite yet
Prince Philip’s military legacy
Prince Philip’s military service deserves to be remembered in its own right
Oxfam’s heart of darkness
The story of women in third world countries being abused by charity workers recurs with worrying inevitably
Jordan: The coup that wasn’t
The strength of Jordan’s Hashemite monarchy is a precious thing — and one which only gets its due in rare moments of turmoil
Global vessels
The blocking of the Suez canal shows us how easy it is to disrupt global trade
Yemen’s ceasefire is a sham — the war is far from over
Recent developments in Yemen’s civil war show that the Iranian-backed Houthis are clearly considered the winning side
The university professor and the fake Russian spy
How did an undercover sting catch out an epidemiologist promoting conspiracy theories about the Syrian regime?
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Why do we still have social housing?
A decade working in Social Housing taught me that the sector’s perverse incentives guarantee the perpetuation of the very poverty it exists to eradicate
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
English football is not boring
Greater competition is being confused with dullness
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
How the war wasn’t won
The Supreme Court judgment on sex and the Equality Act is still being opposed and undermined
Hey, leftists, leave independent schools alone
The campaign against independent schools is irrational, short-sighted and destructive
The Reparations Game
Chris and Henry talk to Nigel Biggar about reparations.
The decision-dodgers
The puberty blocker trial shows that outsourcing policy choices to experts isn’t working
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
What the reparations debate says about Britain
Social and ideological shifts mean that we face an increasingly divided future
Women should not have to apologise for their rights
There is nothing cruel about women wanting single-sex spaces