ISLAMIC STATE
March 2016
As Nato forces leave and Isis gains ground, Afghanistan continues to fascinate, inspire and dismay the West. We ignore it at our peril
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January/February 2016
In the aftermath of the November 13 attacks, Paris hovers between defiance and disorientation
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January/February 2016
IS is just the latest in a long line of Islamist terror groups to attack France. But a study of military history shows how it can be destroyed
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January/February 2016
My country has been let down by its leaders. The French problem is intractable, but the fightback must begin with enforcing the rule of law
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