Rana Mitter
Rana Mitter is author of China’s War with Japan, 1937-1945: The Struggle for Survival (Penguin)
And never the twain shall meet?
A lineup of new books tackle the thorny China problem
Truly global view of World War II
Richard Overy has done a signal service with this compellingly written, impressively researched book
China: Cold war or hot peace?
The culture clash between East and West is complicated by interdependence
China travels and travails
Rana Mitter reviews The China Journals and The Colour of the Sky After Rain
Identity politics has undermined policing
Sir Mark Rowley should address the partiality of the police
The British state is failing to protect women
Misogyny, rape and sectarian violence go increasingly unchallenged in the UK
Portraits in cowardice
Conservative MPs need to rediscover their spines if they want to be effective
Ultra processed arguments
Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
Southport and the inescapability of politics
There is nothing essentially wrong with talking about immigration
Waugh at war
Self-sacrifice, tradition and service seem to have been cast aside by today’s society
Don’t bet on green energy
Groupthink has blinded us into backing solar and wind. Will a big short make us see sense?
For realism, against Scottish nationalism
Progress depends on rejecting the delusions of independence
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems