‘The most successful terrorist organisations are like judo black belts who know how to leverage an opponent’s strength against them’

‘A future Conservative government should be concerned about the hegemony of the Left in higher education’

‘Read what you like into the failure of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 30 years ago this month, but none of its echoes bodes well for us’

‘Like Churchill, Obama is not in awe of the overrated expertise of generals’