Paul Wood

Poison, spies and lies

11 March 2017 9:00 am

 Washington DC   Roger Stone — political consultant, agent provocateur, friend and confidant of Donald Trump — arrives for lunch…

Poison, spies and lies

9 March 2017 3:00 pm

 Washington DC   Roger Stone — political consultant, agent provocateur, friend and confidant of Donald Trump — arrives for lunch…

‘Isis? Bomb those suckers’

18 February 2017 9:00 am

These are the last days of the ‘caliphate’. The place Isis made their capital, Raqqa, in Syria, is encircled and…

‘Isis? Bomb those suckers’

16 February 2017 3:00 pm

These are the last days of the ‘caliphate’. The place Isis made their capital, Raqqa, in Syria, is encircled and…

‘Isis? Bomb those suckers’

16 February 2017 3:00 pm

These are the last days of the ‘caliphate’. The place Isis made their capital, Raqqa, in Syria, is encircled and…

The plots against Trump

21 January 2017 9:00 am

The ‘most deadly adversaries of republican government,’ wrote Alexander Hamilton, arise ‘chiefly from the desire in foreign powers to gain…

The Brits behind Trump

3 December 2016 9:00 am

It’s the Brits wot won it. That is, the US presidential election was won for Donald Trump with the help…

Putin’s next move

20 October 2016 2:00 pm

The old KGB headquarters in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, is a sinister place, full of ghosts. It is a solid…

Syrian nightmare

8 October 2016 9:00 am

‘We are used to death,’ said Ismail. He had been to the funerals of four friends in a single week,…

Bombs astray

24 September 2016 9:00 am

Soon, soon, you will see a wondrous sight,’ says the Isis anthem, ‘for your destruction, my sword has been sharpened.…

Clueless in Syria

6 August 2016 9:00 am

The other day I was speaking to a Kurdish journalist who was held in Isis captivity for ten months. He…

The myth of the plucky Kurdish warrior

27 February 2016 9:00 am

Western powers’ favourite allies in Iraq and Syria have problems – and divisions – of their own

The truth about Islamic State: it's in crisis

9 January 2016 9:00 am

Disillusioned Islamic State recruits are deserting the bloodthirsty terror group as it loses territory

How far can Bernie Sanders go?

24 October 2015 9:00 am

Could the socialist senator of Vermont be on track to win the Democratic nomination?

Ben Carson has an amazing story. How about policies?

19 September 2015 8:00 am

Republican surprise package Dr Ben Carson has an amazing story to tell. Asking him about policy is a little harder

‘Keep out the Mexicans and al-Qaeda’: with Donald Trump and his fans at the Iowa State Fair

22 August 2015 9:00 am

 The Iowa State Fair ‘Donnnaaallldd!!! Donnnaaaaallldd!!!’ Donald Trump was surrounded by fans. He looked happy. He took a bite out of…

Lesbos: the tourist island where half Greece's migrants land

1 August 2015 9:00 am

On a Greek beach, watching migrants’ dinghies arrive from Turkey

How the other half of the press parties – a war correspondent’s letter from Washington

9 May 2015 9:00 am

This week has been all about the election, the US presidential election that is. It is 18 months away but…

Forget Geneva: the real US-Iran carve-up is happening in Iraq

21 March 2015 9:00 am

While Obama talks centrifuges in Geneva, Iranian-backed militia are redrawing the map of Iraq

Shelling, militiamen and shattered villages: welcome to eastern Ukraine’s ceasefire

7 March 2015 9:00 am

Ukraine’s war goes on – in some places now, and soon everywhere

Black flags and Christmas lights: a letter from Beirut

13 December 2014 9:00 am

Blue and white Christmas lights twinkle over the shops near my apartment in Beirut’s Christian quarter; pricy boutiques display elaborate…

How Islamic State commanders squeeze their hostages for every penny

15 November 2014 9:00 am

Islamic State commanders know exactly how to extract the greatest possible profit from their hostages. Some care about little else

Pistols, airstrikes and smuggled cows: a letter from Islamic State border country

4 October 2014 9:00 am

 Turkey, Syria It is the early hours of the day that Parliament votes on whether to bomb the so-called ‘Islamic…

Paul Wood's diary: From James Foley's memorial to gunfire in the streets

6 September 2014 9:00 am

 Lebanon The Beirut press corps gather to remember the murdered journalist Jim Foley. People stand for a minute’s silence, drink…

Travels in Isis country: priests, Peshmerga and property developers

23 August 2014 9:00 am

Arriving in Erbil, you don’t feel you are in Iraq, but another country altogether, which is what the Kurds would…