NATO
What Should We Do About Russia?
The West must start to show the Kremlin it means business
The Future of Unholy War
The story of al-Qaeda’s lost leader, Abdullah Azzam, illuminates the murderous nature of global jihad
Is There a New Cold War with Russia?
Edward Lucas and Mary Dejevsky, both leading commentators on Russia and eastern Europe, discuss the Georgian crisis and its implications for the West
Caucasus: Diary, August-September, 2008
‘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’
ONLINE ONLY: Washington, D.C.: It’s Not Rocket Science!
An American commander explains why Afghanistan is winnable
Pristina: Kosovo’s Liberal Islam
Claims that Kosovo is a nest of radical Islam are baseless
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal