The West
The war in Ukraine may have only just begun
Campaign Diary: Russia is playing a long game and tapping into its Soviet past
Is the Ukraine conflict about me?
A narcissistic generation reacts to the shadow of war
Dawning continent
The West has underestimated Africa’s independent economic potential
Russia’s policy of Westernophobia
Weekly pressers from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have turned into festivals of hostility towards the countries caught in the Kremlin’s crosshairs — why?
Is this the end of Western liberal democracy?
We need to appreciate the inherent messiness that permeates Western societies, rather than seeking to repudiate it
Why are our leaders so useless?
We look in vain for direction or hope from the leaders of tomorrow
Decline of the sclerotic West
Richard Reinsch reviews The Decadent Society, by Ross Douthat
When did the Cold War actually start?
Professor Jeremy Black picks-over the evidence with Graham Stewart
The spectre of the past
The “Great English Ghost Story” offers a form of comfort and is rooted in the ache of nostalgia for a more elegant era
Scullionbait 2: This Time It’s Intersectional
Academics are attacked and AI goes intersectional
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
The awkward truth about sex and free speech
More women should realise that “inclusivity” should not come before freedom
Sloane danger
Obvious, expensive and tasteless, Azzurra’s food perfectly echoes Mr Angell’s ambience
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Marshalling India’s maharajahs
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States by John Zubrzycki
Exhibiting military history
Four new exhibitions offer vivid insights into different experiences of war
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Britain’s oldest purpose-built synagogue faces a new, more insidious threat
Why Britain needs Popular Conservatism
The Conservative Party has not fulfilled the promise of Brexit or overcome the legacy of Blair
