Middle East
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?
Mysteries of the Middle Eastern vineyard
Henry Jeffreys recommends five innovative Lebanese wines which show the potential of the country’s growing wine industry
Iran’s hostage diplomacy
The UK Government’s reluctance to acknowledge Iran’s hostility shows the bizarre lengths to which countries must now go to appease Iran
Staying out is the hard part
There are no dominoes to fall in Afghanistan
Iran’s nuclear conspiracy theories
Fantastical elements of the ‘cyberattack’ on Iran do nothing but delay the inevitable: a bomb is still coming — just not quite yet
Jordan: The coup that wasn’t
The strength of Jordan’s Hashemite monarchy is a precious thing — and one which only gets its due in rare moments of turmoil
Yemen’s ceasefire is a sham — the war is far from over
Recent developments in Yemen’s civil war show that the Iranian-backed Houthis are clearly considered the winning side
Syria’s civil war 10 years on
Syria’s war has licensed this century’s worst growth in violent depravity – and it shows no sign of ending soon
The Road to the Cass Review — (4) Keira Bell and Paul Conrathe
The dark realities of gender medicine come to light
Do the right thing
Doubling down will end the Tories as a party of government
The triumph of electoral sectarianism
Votes on the basis of ethnic identity are reshaping British politics
There is no human right to assisted suicide
Lady Hale is wrong about the existing laws
Keir Starmer cannot ignore us
The gender debate is not going to disappear
The Conservatives must return to the centre
Populist demagoguery has ruined the party
Do feminists speak for all women?
To speak on behalf of women is not to speak for or over them
Pushing the boundaries
The map of the world is likely to be redrawn, thanks to the decline of post war Pax Americana, an expansionist Russia and China, and the push for ethnic sovereignty
Flawed paean to a heartless auteur
A lack of empathy goes to the hollowness at the heart of so many Kubrick movies
How Singapore gets things done
Singapore’s enlightened authoritarianism offers lessons about effective governance
Is Britain’s future still being determined in Europe?
The European Court of Human Rights continues to shape policy here in the UK
