Middle East
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
Unholy politics and a Christian exodus
Middle Eastern Christians are facing the threat of extinction
Jerusalem: cradle of lost peace
In the Holy Land coexistence was a fragile dream, built on unstable foundations
Revolutions and revelations
An epic bike ride from London to Tehran sheds light on links between the East and West
We need to forgive Shamima Begum
An ISIS bride calls Christianity’s bluff
Pet Mischief
In a serious country serious people would resign over Pen’s pets
The final humiliation
What happens if the Taliban gets it right?
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
How NatCon was saved
An attempted cancellation flopped in Brussels — but the bad taste remains
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
Free speech in free fall
As British freedoms are continually eroded, much of the liberty lobby seems to have nothing to say
The Conservatives should not cancel Christians
A Conservative party that demonises Christian convictions will cease to be conservative
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
The problem with e-mortality
Techno-utopians are failing reason and failing technology
Don’t take the vapes!
Will there be no end to the government’s embrace of prohibitionism?
Playing the victim
A new book satirises the bizarre dynamics of social justice activism
Gorgeous George returns
George Galloway was delighted to be back — but was anyone delighted to see him?
The wines of Israel
Israel’s wine heartland is now suffering from rocket attacks
