A Gulf Apart: Bahrain becomes an afterthought of the "Arab Spring"
With the Bahraini regime seemingly secure following its crackdown, the West has a difficult choice to make in the Gulf kingdom.
- 13 July 2011Things Fall Apart in Yemen
The uprising in Yemen is spinning dangerously out of control. The West needs to prepare for the fallout.
- 11 June 2011Bush, Reagan... Obama?
Can we mention Obama in the same breath as Ronald Reagan? He'd have to get Gaddafi first..
- 23 May 2011Reform the House of Lords
Conservatives shouldn’t let so-called ‘progressives’ corner the market when it comes to constitutional reform.
- 9 May 2011Osama bin Laden: Dead or Alive
Good riddance to Osama bin Laden. His evil hand threatened us all.
- 2 May 2011Saudi Arabia and the Arab Spring: The Forgotten Uprising
The West has a damaging tendency to ignore events inside Saudi Arabia. But we can ill afford to overlook current upheavals in the Kingdom.
- 23 April 2011Nick Clegg is on the right side of history...mostly
The leader of the Liberal Democrats is taking a lot of stick. But he has truly put country before party and deserves more respect.
- 18 April 2011The violence of war is shocking to behold, but appeasement and surrender are not the answers
The terrible injuries suffered by our troops in war zones should give us pause for thought. But they deserve more than the shallow defeatism of the liberal-establishment
- 13 April 2011Planned hanging of Christian mother in Pakistan highlights need for us to place rights at heart of foreign policy
Turning a blind eye to Islamist oppression in Pakistan and elsewhere is dangerous. Our foreign policy should be based on human rights.
- 6 April 2011