Asia
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
The poverty of “Singapore-on-Thames”
Britain can take inspiration from other countries but it cannot merely imitate them
Sinicizing the CCP
Xi Jinping’s cynical use of Confucius
In search of the lost “Greek” tribe of Alexander the Great
A trek through the Hindu Kush to seek out the ancient Kalash people, who claim descent from Alexander’s army
Seven years in China
COVID, nationalism and Beijing walls
A leader who loved Japan
How Shinzo Abe and his country resisted stagnation
To catch a culture thief
A vast global market in stolen and forged art and artefacts has only grown in the context of the pandemic, but technology and international policing may be catching up
Truly global view of World War II
Richard Overy has done a signal service with this compellingly written, impressively researched book
Bangkok’s revolt remains bloodless, for now
Is the tide turning against Thailand’s oligarchy?
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
The case for Jenrick
He can reform the party and take on Labour
The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga
Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024
Why the Conservatives will be anti-woke
Standing up to the thought police is key to making change
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
The public sector must reform or die
Too big to fail? It is too big to succeed
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Two-tier immigration?
Britain has its border priorities out of whack
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
