Russia
Invasion literature
It couldn’t happen here. Right?
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
Keep prisoners of war off social media
Social media platforms are incentivising war crimes
Russian to judgement
Russia watchers are the real useful idiots
Nigel Farage had a point on Ukraine
Putin is the aggressor, yes, but Western states still behaved irresponsibly
Walter’s Arctic Circle is a winner
Welcome to a kaleidoscopic showcase of topical dramas in vivid settings
Is Georgia approaching its Euromaidan?
New attempts to curb the activities of NGOs have stirred pro-EU feeling
The illusion of normality in Nikopol
Determination and death on the front lines of Ukraine
We have to wake up on defence
Britain cannot act as if war will never come
We need more have-yachts
The tragedy of the Bayesian highlights a wider issue about our lack of ambition
Accidental Orientalism
Britain has been reduced to selling a cheap simulacrum of its history
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
From El-Alamein to Ukraine
How has the nature of warfare changed since World War Two?
Look on our works, ye voters, and despair
Nothing beside remains except the colossal wreck of the Tory Party
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Fear Ireland’s shadow banks
The Emerald Isle is ripe for a volatile market correction
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
