US foreign policy
Why is the US facing a “crisis of credibility”?
It is a crisis that has been created by the hubris of the establishment
How the Ukraine delusion may end
Biden might entertain peace to cut his losses and boost his election chances
Has the US acted in good faith over Ukraine?
Weakening Russia seems to have been more important than strengthening Ukraine
The man who loved power
Henry Kissinger loved to wield power more than he respected its implications
Invading Mexico is an insane idea
It would be costly and it would fail
Long-distance nationalists
How the Armenian lobby has affected world opinion
Inside the Iranian diaspora
How the US government and the FBI dealt with Sadeq Qotbzadeh and other opponents of Tehran in the time of the Shah
Ruins of the African Renaissance
Yoweri Museveni was once hailed in Washington
Facing the China question
What should, or can, be done about China’s power overseas?
Don’t make Iran the new Ukraine
American hawks are pushing for war with Tehran
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
The ongoing fiasco of European defence
Starry-eyed talk of continental cooperation obscures the grim reality of competing interests
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Could Britain have a coherent written constitution?
It seems probable that it would have a Christianity-shaped hole at its core
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
Michael Gove’s new definition of “extremism” is extremely silly
We cannot define such a vague term with such vague terms
A discordant song
Classical music may be the worst casualty of identitarian politics
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
The conversion of St Lee
Never mind migrants converting, what about the MPs?
