Henry Kissinger
The mixed legacy of Zbigniew Brzezinski, strategist of the Cold War
Successful initiatives during the Carter presidency regarding the USSR, China and Afghanistan were counterbalanced by a serious misreading of the situation in Iran
The West is watching the war in Ukraine like it’s sport
Every time I hear a politician speak of Munich, I suspect that something is amiss. Last week, President Zelensky accused…
High life
Serifos There’s no high life here, only family life, so I’ve been hitting the books about great Greeks of…
Impeachment doesn’t work
So, impeachment it is. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that the House will begin articles of impeachment against President Donald…
How I exposed the truth about My Lai
The humble title of Seymour Hersh’s memoir is somewhat at odds with the tone of the book. He says the…
His dark materials
In this giant, prodigiously sourced and insightful biography, John A. Farrell shows how Richard Milhous Nixon was the nightmare of…
Darth Vader is dirty and it’s not just me that thinks so
Star Wars taught Hollywood how to make children’s films for adults, says Tanya Gold
Sorry, America, but it looks like Joe Biden is your next president
I have a sinking feeling that Joe Biden might be the next president of the United States. In a brilliant…
Lost horizon
Sikkim was a Himalayan kingdom a third of the size of Wales squeezed between China, India, Nepal and Bhutan. I…
Let’s drink to a Tory majority
Most of my friends are still on a cloud of post-election euphoria. There is one exception: those involved with opinion-polling.…
‘I don’t see the wisdom there once was’
Henry Kissinger on statesmanship from Richelieu to Obama
Getting Nixon taped
Simpsons star Harry Shearer on what it takes to play the president
