Con Coughlin
Let the Soldiers do the Fighting, says the General
Britain’s former chief of staff says politicians have undermined military strategy by meddling, leading Putin and Islamic State to despise the West
Underrated: Hamid Karzai
The retiring Afghan President who, for all his faults, has defended freedom and democracy
Overrated: The Emir of Qatar
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani: the ruler who funds Islamist extremists
Rough Justice or Murder?
The Reckoning tells of how Avraham Stern’s death changed the fate of Israel
Overrated: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Despite their Supreme Leader’s violent hostility to Israel and the West, many Iranians believe he is simply not up to the job
His Master’s Angry Voice
A disciple of Ayatollah Khomeini’s apocalyptic ideology, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is about to turn Iran into a nuclear rogue state
Only Congress can tame Beijing’s bloody instincts
Hong Kong’s struggle for freedom is inspirational. But outsiders must help by challenging police violence
Doomed by data, our new Trojan Horse
“Data, like the jungle, is neutral. But its users are not.”
The riddle of the car bomb and the lucky gambler
Investigating the assassination of a Maltese journalist has been a masterclass in legal ping-pong