Gaza Withdrawal Symptoms
Israel's 2005 disengagement from Gaza has left lasting bitterness
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
How Olympian Was Renaissance Man?
Leonardo is seen as the presiding genius of his age, but his drawings reveal a reassuringly human artist
The Cold Warrior Who Enjoys The Fight
Henry Kissinger was often compared to Machiavelli but Niall Ferguson shows he was, at heart, an idealist
Subverting The Superpowers
Efraim Karsh's book on the creation of the modern Middle East is timely but overstates his case