Is the Boko Haram menace rooted in poverty or fanaticism?
The menace of Boko Haram is rooted in the nihilistic philosophy of islamism, not poverty, suffering or neglect.
Brexit & Foreign Policy
The elite stands ready to destroy Thailand’s hard won democratic gains
What we’re witnessing in Thailand is a slowly unfolding coup d’etat, reports Andrew Spooner.
Who are Boko Haram?
Its obsession with threatening education distinguishes Boko Haram from other salafi-jihadist organisations, writes Jonathan Russell.
South Africa’s election: a wake-up call for the ANC?
Whilst twenty years of democracy is an anniversary worth celebrating, it’s also a reminder that the struggle for equality is not over.
Brand Blair may be considered toxic, but some of his arguments are valid
Crying foul because of the identity of the messenger should not undermine the importance of his message, writes Jonathan Russell.
The West’s responsibility for the Ukrainian crisis
The threat of war hanging over Ukraine is the ugly offspring of the West’s longstanding enabling of Russian imperialism, writes Marko Attila Hoare.
The PM’s role in securing a probe into Sri Lanka’s human rights violations should extend to India’s massacre of Sikhs
The truth of what happened in India in 1984 deserves to be told, writes Hardeep Singh.
Peter Oborne’s latest Syria dispatch is a disgrace
Peter Oborne’s latest dispatch reads like George Bernard Shaw on Stalin’s Russia.
Pause for the persecuted this Easter
This Easter we should pause to consider what we can do to support those who are persecuted for their beliefs.
Five interesting stories about Trident
There have been some interesting stories about Trident in the press of late. Here are just a few of them.