Nato must rediscover its purpose, or it will end up losing a war
This week’s Nato summit was originally intended to look back on lessons learned from Afghanistan and reflect on the notion…
Portrait of the week
Home Britain’s terror threat level was raised from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’ in response to fighting in Iraq and Syria, meaning…
An undiplomatic history of British diplomatic dinners
In poor taste US Ambassador Matthew Barzun attracted the ire of chefs for complaining that he had been served lamb…
From the archives
From ‘The giving up of Louvain to “Military Execution”,’ The Spectator, 5 September 1914: Germany has dealt herself the hardest…
Letters: Andrew Roberts on Cameron, and a defence of Kate Bush
Advice for Cameron Sir: David Cameron once saved my life from a school of Portuguese man o’ war jellyfish, so…
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