Our failure to face up to the Russian ruler could have dire consequences

In the era of Putin and Islamic State, we shall have to  dust off Clausewitz and confront reality

At a time of chaos across three continents, neither David Cameron nor Ed Miliband is willing to reconsider Britain's place in the world seriously

'The Sahel states are facing starvation, as well as the obliteration of the delicate religious eco-system that enabled Sufism to survive'