Vladimir Putin
Puncturing Putin’s dangerous myths
Everyone reveres WWII myths — but the cult of the Great Patriotic War defines modern Russia
The US must resolve its Ukrainian contradiction
Avoiding dialogue with Russia is reckless folly
Regathering the Russian lands: the rationale for Putin’s war in Ukraine
The president’s inflammatory rhetoric is informed by two centuries of Russian nationalist thought centring on a distrust of Europe and a mission to recover all the lands of “Ancient Rus”
German foreign policy
Berlin’s Russian blunders
The demolition man
His legacy impresses and frustrates
How to end the war in Ukraine
Neither territorial concessions nor unrealistic dreams of toppling Putin can secure lasting peace
Buildings for butchers
How should we judge the grandoise building projects of murderous dictators?
Putin and the Pope
Can the Argentinian pontiff make a difference in Ukraine?
Can Putin’s conductor redeem himself?
Gergiev’s road to redemption
The moral blindness of Putin’s generals
Russia’s murderous tactics to “de-Nazify” Ukraine have made its military leaders doppelgängers for the senior officers who executed Hitler’s evil plans
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
Riddle of the Pylons
Intrigue, invasion and romance blossom in Lincolnshire
The effects of Brexit are still being misreported
A new paper has received a lot of attention — all of it undeserved
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
The Sturgeon delusion
How the former SNP leader inspired hope and then squandered it
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
