Amir Taheri
Isis Is Not Invincible — If The West Has The Will
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
Obama’s Iran Deal Makes The World More Dangerous
The President’s supporters call the nuclear agreement his most significant foreign policy achievement. They are right — but for the wrong reasons
Why the West Can’t Do Business With Iran
Obama persists in trying to talk to a regime whose “sacred cause” is to replace a US-led world order with an Islamic one
A Democratic Beacon in the Fractious Arab World
Nearly a decade after the US overthrew Saddam Hussein, Iraq is emerging as an increasingly free and prosperous society
An Islamist Winter?
While Islamists have prospered from the Arab Spring, they are not dominant. But vigilance is needed to protect the flame of freedom
A Military Solution for Afghanistan
Now that the insurgency is cracking, the time has come for Nato to send more troops into the war zone to finish off the job
How Do We Deal with Tehran?
Two new books on Iran and its nuclear ambitions raise the question of how the West should respond
Beware the Obama Machine
When I drew attention to the two-faced tactics of the Democratic candidate over Iraq, his ‘militants’ turned nasty
The slippery slope to death by doctor’s order
The Royal College of Physicians’ decision to end its opposition to assisted dying is morally indefensible and gives a green light to activists
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say