Israel
Shakespeare in the West Bank
Adam LeBor has found one of the most immersive, and exhausting, experiences television has to offer
Rape: how the left betrayed women
A toxic mix of porn and “woke” feminism has produced a dangerous new misogyny
The International Criminal Court is a mess
If the ICC had brought more warlords to justice, it might have earned our respect
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
Profile: Salvador Allende
Lionised by the Left, the Chilean president refused to moderate his Marxist aims in the face of economic chaos
Kilkenny’s golden age
A fascinating exploration of Irish history could have been better and more comprehensively illustrated
Parliamentary sovereignty (extreme edition)
Rwanda is safe. How do we know? Because we said so.
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
Why Labour has the best history books
Labour continues to blunder down that long blind Blairite alleyway, unable to turn back or find an exit
The erotic art book banned by a pope
A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books
Beheading a pigeon
For all its quirks, bushcraft offered valuable insights into modernity and tradition
The darkness of assisted dying
The desire to end terrible pain is understandable — but the dangers are severe