Isis
Even Corbyn would find Thomas More’s Utopia too leftwing
Thomas More’s 1516 classic is a textbook for our troubled times, says William Cook
2016 will be a vintage year for tech billionaires and jihadis
This is going to be one hell of a year, hell being the operative word. It will be the year…
Two socialist triumphs (one of them for Marine Le Pen)
What a pleasure it was to see two socialist parties triumph in the most recent elections. First, Labour increased its…
Spectator Christmas letters: from Daesh to zakuski
Just call them Daesh Sir: I was interested to read Sam Leith’s article in which he appears to argue that…
It is time to join the fight against IS in Syria
The Islamic State is as monstrous an enemy as we have seen in recent history. It crucifies and decapitates its…
It is political correctness, not maniacal bigots, that will end civilisation
What does one do, attend or refuse a party after a tragic event such as the recent Paris outrage? My…
The pretend war: why bombing Isil won't solve the problem
Britain, France and America are in a protracted fight against Islamic radicalism. Pity our leaders have no idea how to win it
How to defeat Isis, by a retired British commander
Military action against Isis needs a coherent strategy, says a former senior commander in the British army
Nick Robinson’s diary: What dog will donate its vocal cords to me?
Scientists are experimenting with growing replacement vocal cords in the lab, as well as transplanting them from dogs. That was…
Worry less about what to call Isis, and more about how to fight them
We should worry less about what to call Isis, and more about how to fight them
Obama's weakness has helped Putin – and Isis
The principal strategic objective in the war on terror has been a failure. Ever since 9/11, the aim has been…
France’s civil war — and the struggle facing Europe
...and the struggle facing Europe
Charles Moore’s Notes: Jeremy Corbyn, fanatic
When Jeremy Corbyn says it is better to bring people to trial than to shoot them, he is right. So…
Portrait of the week
Home After the killings in Paris, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that seven terrorist attacks on Britain had been…
Jeremy Corbyn isn’t anti-war. He’s just anti-West
Ignore their deceptive flannel – the far left aren’t against violence. They’re just against the West
The Vicar of Baghdad: 'I've looked through the Quran trying to find forgiveness... there isn’t any.'
Exiled to Hampshire by Isis bombs, saintly Canon Andrew White itches to go back to the Middle East
Why do we assume our western good life will last for ever?
The slaughter in Paris is a catastrophe for the victims and their families, but the usual hysterical response across the…
Islamic State is making its threats a reality
Isis could be on the brink of creating a terrifying new world order
Egypt: where gods are born and go to die
Tom Holland on Egypt, where the deities were born and history itself began
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…
Merkel’s grandstanding on Syrian refugees will lead to many more deaths at sea
By making them more likely to attempt the perilous journey to Europe, the German chancellor is luring would-be migrants to their deaths
Meet the men taking up arms to protect the Middle East’s ancient treasures
Syrians, Libyans and Malians are risking their lives to save ancient treasures from Islamists – with shamefully little help from us
Cameron’s talking to the wrong Libyan government. He should call my old driver
Certainly not the government that Cameron hopes will help fix the migrant crisis. He’d be better off talking to my old driver
Portrait of the week
Home Tom Hayes, aged 35, a former City trader who rigged the Libor rates daily for nearly four years while…
Feels like Chekhov scripted by a Chekhov app: Three Days in the Country at the Lyttleton reviewed
Chekhov so dominates 19th-century Russian drama that Turgenev doesn’t get much of a look-in. His best known play, A Month…
