Putin
The threat from Russia’s spies has only increased since the fall of Communism
‘No, we must go our own way,’ said Lenin. The whole world knows him as Vladimir, while he was in…
What Britain will lose if Scotland goes
If Scotland votes for independence, Britain will be left weaker than anyone yet realises
A Russian occupation and a veterans' revolt – it's D-Day all over again
The phrase ‘ring of steel’ hardly begins to describe the operation here in Calvados country as we await the 70th…
Ancient and Modern: a war for ‘human rights’
What a splendidly liberal leader Mr Putin has turned out to be, desiring nothing other for his fellow Russians than…
Vladimir Putin knows what he stands for. Do we?
Possibly because his oratory is no match for his much-displayed pectoral muscles, the speeches of Vladimir Putin are seldom reported…
Portrait of the week
Home George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made ‘a commitment to fight for full employment in Britain’ and for…
Putin's aggression is the price of western weakness
One cannot legislate for a quiet world. When a former Princeton University college professor was elected president of the United…
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Bomb
Just as every child now thinks he’s going to die of global warming, so those of us who grew up…
Portrait of the week
Home In the Budget, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that the economy was working but the job…
Europe's 'new world order' is letting Vladimir Putin run riot
Putin has now broken the post-Cold War consensus for good. But Russia may not enjoy the results
Vladimir Putin's new plan for world domination
Russia is returning as an ideological force in the world – to champion conservative values
Putin: ‘Oi, Europe, you’re a bunch of poofs’
Sochi 2014 is the least wintry Winter Olympics ever. Yes, there’s a bit of downhill shimmying going on in the…
Secrets of the Kremlin
A building bearing testimony to the power of eternal Russia; a timeless symbol of the Russian state; a monument to…
Hugo Rifkind: Yes, I'm apathetic about politics. But isn't Russell Brand?
Since I was a child, pretty much everybody I have ever met has asked me if I want to be…
