Alexander Woolfson
Wrong Strategy
The UK debate over air strikes reveals the strategic void at the heart of Westminster
Russia’s Moment: How Putin Has Seized The Day
In both Ukraine and Syria, the Russian President has exploited the West’s weakness to divide Nato and halt the advance of democracy
Subverting The Superpowers
Efraim Karsh’s book on the creation of the modern Middle East is timely but overstates his case
How To Rescue Iraq From Obama’s Folly
Only US troops as part of an international force can halt ISIS in its tracks as its influence spreads due to the President’s disastrous policies
Why The World Still Needs The West
Ignore the isolationists. In a dangerous world, America and Europe neglect their duty to defend liberty and prosperity at their peril
Two Words You Won’t Hear This Election: Foreign Policy
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
What Putin Wants
Alarmingly, there are credible Western voices advocating a grand bargain with Russia
Grandmaster of the Global Chessboard
Henry Kissinger’s latest book is a reminder of the timeless question of international relations
Russian Resurgence has Blindsided Nato
Putin’s Crimean adventure, US isolation and EU decline show that the Western Allies urgently need to come up with a new strategy
As America Retreats, the World Goes to Hell
The Ukraine crisis has revealed the incoherence of the Obama doctrine. Until the US reasserts itself, liberal democracy is in danger
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past