The Armistice commemorations in Ypres: Remembrance cannot cure us of the instinct for war, but it can help to restrain us

‘New York feels much calmer than London about the financial crisis. It's not clear if this attitude is a product of resignation or sheer denial, schadenfreude against wealthy financiers, or perhaps a kind of emotional hardiness born of the 9/11 attacks.’

Why Thailand and Cambodia are on the verge of an all-out shooting war

‘It was days after the ceasefire had been signed and the facts on the ground went square against what President Nicolas Sarkozy of France had intended’

The Taliban's vandalism of Afghanistan's greatest cultural treasure may be their most permanent legacy

Rarely have expectations and realistic possibilities been so ill-matched as in Sudan

The public and government mood towards immigrants, whether legal or illegal, is increasingly ugly

Lebanon's celebration of a brutal killer's release illustrates the extent - and the limitations - of Hizbullah's power

Gafcon's message: that churches must return to the plain meaning of scripture, even at the risk of institutions

France's slogan “We may not have any oil, but we have ideas" has proved to be the winning hand when compared with Britain