Russia's opposition figures are exposing the country's democracy deficit
Russian oppositionists are taking to YouTube to express why they oppose Putin and his corrupt Russia
- 18 September 2012
Being a true friend of Russia
Britain must avoid cosy relationships with Putin’s Kremlin and expend energy instead on fostering links with legitimate and democratic-minded individuals and organisations in Russia
- 23 August 2012
We Need to Talk Podcast: 2nd August 2012 – Toynbee’s Tuscan Villa Edition
August 2nd 2012, The Commentator's 'We Need to Talk' podcast hosted by Raheem Kassam, joined by Douglas Murray and Christian May
- 4 August 2012
The Lib Dem scheme for cut-price nukes is a bad idea
If the UK is to continue to do nuclear deterrence, it should do it properly. For something as important as our nuclear defences, cut-price half-measures are not good enough
- 22 May 2012
George Galloway's win is mainstream politics' loss
When the British electorate opt for populism, you know the mainstream parties are taking a kicking
- 30 March 2012
New Hampshire contracts 'Romneymania' - will South Carolina follow?
Last night Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the New Hampshire Primary - South Carolina will be a trickier sell for him.
- 11 January 2012
Pressure builds on Iran as EU targets Tehran’s economic jugular
The EU’s proposed embargo on Iranian oil exports represents a significant development in the effort to curb Tehran’s nuclear intentions. This is a high-risk strategy, but the right one
- 6 January 2012
The "Arab Spring" and attempts to re-imagine sovereignty
Attempts to re-imagine sovereignty are constrained. Nevertheless, a two-tier system of sovereignty, with the second tier occupied by unelected or mis-elected governments, may emerge
- 9 December 2011
The West isn’t wrong, John Baron MP is
John Baron MP has attempted to paper over the cracks of Iran's loathing toward Israel and the threat to the West. Here's the reality
- 1 December 2011
Unmitigated Gaul: Why does Sarkozy dislike Netanyahu?
The French president is likely peeved that in Netanyahu he hasn't got an amenable head-of-state with whom he can seize an historical moment to refashion France into a pre-eminent Mideast power broker
- 10 November 2011
Why the UK must criminalise forced marriage.
Criminalising forced marriage will not just act as a deterrent. Just as all societies draw their moral codes from their legislature, criminalisation will go a long way to encourage a widespread intolerance to forced marriage and the perverted concept of honour behind it.
- 10 October 2011
The United States is entirely correct to dock Palestinian aid
As Mahmoud Abbas grandstands on the international stage, his people suffer due to his reckless, self-serving actions.
- 1 October 2011
Unwatchable: the war in DR Congo just got much closer to home
The brutal rape and murder of a white, upper-middle class family deep in the English countryside just brought the war in DR Congo much closer to home.
- 29 September 2011
Wielding Britannia’s dented shield
The false dichotomy between “advancing British interests” and “advancing human rights” was in evidence again at the Labour Party Conference last night. It’s time to craft a British foreign policy in the service of both.
- 27 September 2011
The Appropriation of Liberality by the Left
The mainstream media would do well to reflect more accurately the realities of contemporary British and European politics. A good start would be the dismantling of socialism’s bogus claim to liberality.
- 22 September 2011
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