Syria
Isis takes its British schoolgirl jihadis seriously. Why don’t we?
When the first schoolgirls ran away to Isis I had some sympathy for them — at least, I could see…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, told the Conservative party conference in Manchester: ‘We need a national crusade to get…
How Putin outwitted the West
His cynical statecraft in Syria has run rings around Britain and America
Why Putin backs Assad
The West’s strategy on Syria is a complete shambles
The Spectator’s notes
Presumably Britain has some sort of policy on immigration, asylum and refugees, but instead of struggling to understand it, you…
Monumental heroes
Syrians, Libyans and Malians are risking their lives to save ancient treasures from Islamists – with shamefully little help from us
Forget Chilcot
What we really need is an inquiry into why so many of us are so eager to support ‘humanitarian’ wars
Loose women
Late Night Woman’s Hour has created a Twitter storm with its twice-weekly (Thursdays and Fridays) doses of ‘mischievous and unbridled…
A real rescue plan
It’s lazy and wrong just to focus on the migrants who make it here
Portrait of the week
Home A man died when 1,500 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais in one night. The…
‘The smugglers don’t care’
On a Greek beach, watching migrants’ dinghies arrive from Turkey
Letters
Don’t write off Assad Sir: Ahmed Rashid refers to our ‘Arab allies’ supporting al-Qaeda (‘The plan to back al-Qaeda against…
Al-Qaeda could end up the big winners in Syria
Fear has driven the Arab states to support the West’s great enemy
High life
I have signed an affidavit for a hearing in the High Court stating that Janan Harb was, to my knowledge,…
Ali Baba and the 300 hostages
The kidnappers who prey on desperate migrants in Greece’s border badlands
Portrait of the week
Home Tens of thousands took part in a demonstration in London against austerity, and thousands more in other cities. Russell…
Portrait of the week
Home Talha Asmal, aged 17, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, died in a suicide bomb attack on forces near an oil…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said of the EU referendum: ‘If you want to be part of the government,…
Why does no one blame Cameron for Libya?
Call me petulant, but I’m not sure Britain is getting enough credit for our fine, fine work in Libya. The…
Shifting sands in Saudi
Why America’s once-cautious ally suddenly looks so skittish
How to defeat a caliphate
Private military contractors have done wonders against Boko Haram. They could against Isis, too
Smash Isis now
Assassinate its leadership, destroy its sense of destiny
Portrait of the week
Home The country went to the polls. David Cameron, the Conservative leader, prepared by going around with his sleeves rolled…
The people from the sea
Encounters with those who have risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean
Portrait of the week
Home The prospect of a parliamentary alliance between Labour and the Scottish National Party injected an element of fear into…
