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Sixty-five years ago, a British Prime Minister acknowledged that a new world order was coming to pass and that it was time to lay down a burden the country could, and should, no longer shoulder. Harold Macmillan’s ‘wind of change’ speech in Cape Town signalled the eclipse of empire, the retreat of Britain from imperial … Read more
The main achievement of the US-Ukrainian talks in Jeddah was to produce a ceasefire document that Russia might actually want to sign. A long list of Ukrainian red lines – such as a partial ceasefire in the air and sea only, and security guarantees before any ceasefire was implemented – were swept aside. What’s on … Read more
Scarcely a day passes without a newspaper story about some absurd ‘language guide’ issued by a public body. This week the Daily Mail reported that Wokingham Borough Council had told its staff not to use the phrase ‘hard-working families’ in case it offended the unemployed. Other verboten words included ‘blacklist’ and ‘whitewash’, and staff were … Read more
Residents remain in fight-or-flight mode, dealing with emotions and reality of loss
Relations between the country and the US will be more crucial than ever before in the next twelve months. The indicators are not good
The tumultuous events unfolding in Syria have the potential to enact a profound reorientation of the region’s political dynamics
Syria never became a great patriotic project for his Kremlin
Annihilation is far from faultless. Yet it’s a novel of massive ambition
The line between sainthood and psychopathology is a fuzzy one
Israel’s superior capacities have not enabled Jerusalem to decisively alter the strategic picture
Flamenco is a unique musical hybrid, forged over centuries by people from at least three continents
