Ibrahim Traoré and the art of the paper coup
The Burkinabé dictator keeps facing coup attempts — or does he?
Down in the DRC
How the west funds Rwandan-backed brutality in the Congo
Is Georgia approaching its Euromaidan?
New attempts to curb the activities of NGOs have stirred pro-EU feeling
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
What is it with populists and comical haircuts?
Crazy hair can be as much of an asset to a firebrand politician as crazy rhetoric
The death of the literary feud
When writers become fighters
Our man in the Donbass
The curious case of Graham Phillips
Orwell, Camus and truth
On honesty as an attitude
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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
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
The chairwoman of the board
A story driven at a whip-crack pace, pulsing with manic energy and nail-biting
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Europe’s French nuclear shield?
With the NATO alliance under threat, will
Europe really trust President Macron’s
offer of a pan-EU nuclear deterrent?
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
Literature amid lies
Leonardo Sciascia sought justice in the face of cynicism
Were we close to a revolution in 1926?
Nine Days in May / The Edge of Revolution
The next chapter for The Critic
A request — and an opportunity!
The masses against the classicists?
Reflections on the virtues and vices of academic gatekeeping
The sickness of Sickfluencers
Social media and AI are enabling the exploitation of our benefits system