War
Why I don’t trust the BBC’s Trusted News Initiative
You almost certainly haven’t heard of the Trusted News Initiative (TNI), although you probably should have. It’s a BBC-led consortium…
No one should trust the camera in the age of AI
Bryan Appleyard on photographic manipulation, past and present
An Israeli ground assault would be devastating for Gaza
On a patch of scrubland outside the Zikim kibbutz earlier this week, I came across a platoon of Merkava 4…
Unholy war
What Iran gains from provoking Israel
Ballots and ballistics
Should Ukraine hold a general election next year?
America first
The US will decide Ukraine’s fate
Russian military chief lets slip the cost of invasion
When it comes to disclosing the true cost of the war in Ukraine for Russia, the Kremlin has rarely, if…
Attack of the drones
War is coming home to Moscow
High life
Now that Wimbledon is over, a few thoughts about youthful brains showing traces of horse tranquillisers, angel dust and cannabis,…
Putin’s last laugh
There was much mirth in the West this week when Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day parade through Red Square included just…
Fight club
Not all video games are war games but those that are do something deeply unpleasant to our brains, says Sam Kriss
No more Mr Nice Guy
Volodymyr Zelensky is one of the few leaders of modern times whose charisma, determination and sheer cojones can be said,…
The stalemate in Ukraine won’t last forever
Addressing the vexed question of who is winning the war in Ukraine, six months on, is a task to challenge…
The strange morality of sponsoring weapons
Forget fund-raising concerts donating spare clothes and offering your spare room to a refugee family. There’s a better way of…
Ukrainians aren’t surprised by Amnesty’s victim-blaming
Is Amnesty International victim-blaming? The Ukrainian military has been endangering civilians, it said, by establishing military bases and putting weapons…
Will China blockade Taiwan?
Xi Jinping has made it very clear over the years that he is determined for China to reunite with Taiwan.…
Roll model
Why I’ve spent £68,500 on a tank
Wild life
Yet again, millions of civilians across the Horn of Africa are starving. The world blames the crisis on drought and…
The crop of gold
Publishers love books with ambitious subtitles such as ‘How Bubblegum Made the Modern World’, and this one’s, about American wheat…
Cross to bear
Can Russia ever atone for Putin’s sins?
The kids aren’t all right – and the grown-ups are to blame
I think it’s time we stopped scaring the children. I think they’ve had enough. They’re at breaking point now, every…
Islands story
Life on the Falklands, 40 years on
A voyage of discovery
If only toasts and good wishes were weapons of war. At every serious repast I have attended since the invasion…
Why Russian tactics won’t win the war
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its second month, the war has settled into a largely attritional struggle –…
