Points East & West
The West Must Back the Kurds
‘In the savage quagmire of Iraq, the Kurdish enclave is a state in all but name—and one that displays Western traits of decency, tolerance, freedom, stability and prosperity’
A Devil’s Pact
‘In Syria and Iraq my enemy’s enemy is not my friend, not even by the wildest stretch of the imagination’
Fatal Procrastination
‘Inclusiveness is a nice slogan for a campfire sing-along. It is obscene when it becomes a bystander’s excuse for inaction as evil occurs’
Jihad at the Jewish Museum
‘A Jewish exodus will be a rude awakening to Europeans who wish to ignore the problem. The returning jihadis hate Western society no less’
Where is the Cavalry?
A world without the US as global policeman will collapse into chaos
Realism in the Middle East
‘The Arab-Israeli conflict defies solution. It is time the West recognised that the differences are irreconcilable-and the sooner the better’
Not-So-Revolutionary Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, and his new administration want to save the Islamic Revolution, not reform it
The Rouhani Delusion
‘Thanks to sanctions, the West was winning the race against a nuclear Iran. There is a good chance now that Iran will be the victor’
No Deal
‘The United States and other powers appear resigned to conceding, in the final stage of a future agreement with Iran, that Tehran has a right to enrich uranium’
Last lines: Clive James
Fans of Clive James cherished his poetry as much as his other accomplishments. This is an excerpt from Ian Shircore’s new biography, “So Brightly at the Last”, the first full-length study of the man and his muse
The BBC must be saved from itself
Our national broadcaster is on course for financial self-destruction and viewers no longer trust it to be impartial. Boris must rescue it
A hunger for the truth
A film about the the Holodomor’s exposure should prompt debate on the famine-denialist Walter Duranty