War
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
Talk of conscription is pure fantasy politics
We do not have the forces, the seriousness or the need for a major ground war
The West needs more decisive diplomacy
Diplomatic vacillation is enabling the spread of armed conflict
Britain’s twilight war
The UK is fighting an unwinnable conflict in a world that it doesn’t understand, without plan or purpose
Why should young people join the Army?
It should hardly be surprising that recruitment and retention are too low
NATO’s unhappy birthday
The world is growing more dangerous and its members need the will to confront new challenges
Necessary force
It was right for the US and the UK to attack Houthi military positions
What is Britain getting into in Yemen?
We have seen too many disastrous interventions to be confident now
We should oppose “voluntary resettlement” out of Gaza
It is wrong for the Palestinians and for the world
The multi-matrixed revolutions
Predictions of a new Cold War understate the complexity of the future
Ukraine’s cross-cultural contradictions
Has Ukraine overcome its legacy of historical antisemitism?
The crisis in the universities
A Critic panel brought light as well as heat to the troubled question of higher education
Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about comedy
Wokeness has exacerbated the decline of sitcoms and stand-up, but it is not the cause
When classicists attack classics
Sanskrit isn’t the only ancient language to be affected by academic imperialism
Diversity is not our strength
The Khan Review reveals a society needlessly splintered along ethno-religious lines
In defence of British theological education
Critics should be more optimistic about the new generation of ordinands
How to lose an empire
The rise and fall of the Sassoon family, whose yearning for social acceptance brought titles at the cost of success
Politics with the depth of a puddle
A month of politically-minded podcasts has reached its exhausting apogee
The case for more royals
This is no time for a slimmed-down monarchy
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Why are we ignoring the slaughter in Sudan?
There is no excuse for indifference when we pay such close attention to other wars
