Middle East
God is in the details even of secular history
The story of the Middle East cannot be explained without religion
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
The rise of Arabofuturism
History is being forged in the Middle East
How China woos the Muslim world
Money talks louder than Uyghur Muslims can scream
The next unholy war
Violence is brewing again in the Middle East
Israel alone?
The Middle East is entering a dangerous new period
Mission accomplished? (with Ben Sixsmith and Sebastian Milbank)
Assessing the Iraq War and its ongoing effects
Princeton’s friend of the Iranian people
Reza Aslan’s flawed account is better than nothing
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
High politics and unholy power plays
British policy in the Ottoman Empire was not driven by Orientalism, but self-interest and self-deception
The tastes of Tallinn
British cooks could learn a lot from Estonian cuisine
Tense present
Our demand for immediacy makes it difficult to appreciate the past, the present or the future
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Why won’t Chris Whitty go away?
He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
Cometh the hour, cometh the dealmaker
Trump’s ego might be just what the world needs
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
The monumental cradles of democracy
Squeezed into a single large volume, readers can now find a remarkable account of the Greek city
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
