Arms race
The word at war
Diplomacy’s charm was the talking, not the fighting
Autumn Reeves
It was a grim budget — but was it a necessary one?
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Going off script
The only thing worse than Kemi Badenoch’s scripted questions are her unscripted questions
Dance with the devil
Should a museum be a venue for the display of works of art for sale?
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
How Putin uses history as a weapon
Russia’s new Tsar has rewritten the national story
Reasons to be cheerful
A pessimist tries to summon up Christmas cheer
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
