International law

If only Britain was as important as Iran thinks we are

7 March 2026 9:00 am

I am becoming rather fond of Prime Minister Starmer’s major foreign policy announcements. In early January, after US forces swooped…

Iran islamic republic

International law should not prevent regime change in Iran

2 March 2026 6:24 am

Liberal supporters of the US-Israeli killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are straining to parry the charge that Operation Epic Fury…

The Spectator’s notes

7 November 2015 9:00 am

It is good to learn that the current management of the V&A want to reverse their predecessors’ lack of interest…

The Spectator’s notes

29 October 2015 9:00 am

An enjoyable aspect of parliamentary rules and conventions is that almost no one understands them. This has become acutely true…

Cicero on Putin

15 March 2014 9:00 am

Last September Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against a ‘unipolar’ world, saying that the national revival of Russia was in…