Carlos the Jackal

How the terrorists of the 1970s held the world to ransom

1 November 2025 9:00 am

It is remarkable how few people it took – only around 100 – to cause carnage over four different continents, says Jason Burke

How Cold War Czechoslovakia became a haven for terrorists

8 March 2025 9:00 am

Simply to oppose and aggravate the West, the country supported a range of radical Palestinian organisations – but their violence and unpredictability became serious liabilities

High life

7 February 2015 9:00 am

The good news is that a Greek suppository is about to relieve the EU’s economic constipation. The bad is that…