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Oslo: Courage and Cowardice in Scandinavia

The cartoon controversy has cowed all the Nordic countries except Denmark When a car bomb exploded outside Denmark’s embassy in Islamabad on June 2, killing eight, it was easy to guess who

July 3, 2008

Dispatches·Human Rights·Immigration·Iran·Islam·Lebanon·Media·Middle East·Political Correctness·Scandinavia·Social Affairs·Syria·The West·War on Terror

Faking a Killing

The world reacted with horror when it saw a 12-year-old boy shot dead by Israeli soldiers. But the footage, it transpires, told a lie

June 27, 2008

Defence·Features·France·International·Islam·Israel·Media·Middle East·Military·Policing·Politics·The West·War on Terror

American Revolution

Barack Obama has the mood, the momentum and the money in his favour – but John McCain’s character and record could yet swing November’s presidential election for the Republicans To the happy

June 26, 2008

Features·McCain·Media·North America·Obama·Politics·The West·US Politics

China, Red in Tooth and Claw

Wolf Totem is a disconcerting mixture of nationalism, lupine metaphors and nostalgia for the age of nomads. But what does the novel’s runaway success tell us of the aspirations of the new

June 25, 2008

China·Education·Features·Heritage·International·Literature·Media·Politics·Russia·The West

Editorial image for "Long Night of the Red Star" — Jung Chang and her husband Jon Halliday are leading authorities on Mao…

Jung Chang and her husband Jon Halliday are leading authorities on Mao, while Simon Sebag Montefiore has published two major works on Stalin. With Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson, they discuss the two

June 4, 2008

China·Communism·Dialogue·History·Politics·Russia·The West

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Oslo: Courage and Cowardice in Scandinavia

Faking a Killing

American Revolution

China, Red in Tooth and Claw

Long Night of the Red Star