ONLINE ONLY: Beirut: Blood Holiday Lebanon's celebration of a brutal killer's release illustrates the extent - and the limitations - of Hizbullah's power July 24, 2008 Dispatches·History·Islam·Lebanon·Middle East·War on Terror
Democrats v Autocrats The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert Kagan July 18, 2008 Books·China·Defence·Global Governance·History·International·Middle East·North America·Philosophy·Politics·Russia·The West·War on Terror
ONLINE ONLY: Alarming but Never Alarmist Terror and Consent by Philip Bobbitt July 17, 2008 Books·Global Governance·International·Politics·War on Terror
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