War on Terror
A Known Unknown Quantity
‘Rumsfeld knew we faced enemies and that they should be defeated. It is a lesson his successors could do with learning fast’
Rehab for a President
Book Review: Decision Points by George W. Bush
Assassin in a Hijab
Roshonara Choudhary’s attack on MP Stephen Timms is an example of a growing trend of small-scale, individually-planned terrorism
The Surge is Working — So Far
Official voices are unwilling to claim victory, but Nato forces in southern Afghanistan are defeating the Taliban
See No Evil
The “independent inquiry” into the radicalisation of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab at UCL was a pathetic embarrassment
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Quebec’s approach to garbage disposal shows that political correctness is thriving in Canada
A Life Changing War
‘A few Muslim extremists have transformed the experience of travelling’
Why the World Needs a Younger Winston
Seventy years after the Battle of Britain, we again face the threat of a new Dark Age. Can our leaders emulate Churchill’s finest hour?
My Journey from Den Bosch to LA
A leading Dutch writer recalls growing up as a Jew in the Netherlands and explains why he now prefers to live in America
ONLINE Only: An Important Distinction
Islam isn’t Islamism — but Muslims are too quick to defend extremists
Tolerating the intolerant
“For those who thought that a global pandemic would sound the death knell for identity politics, think again”
How to prevent the next pandemic
‘I have been reporting as a science journalist for years that the world is at increasing risk of pandemics like this; that this was predicted; that we know what we need to do to prepare and we simply haven’t done it; and that more and worse pandemics are coming so we need to do that, now’
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts