Isis
The Isis executioner and me
Did my taunt drive Abu Rumaysah to become the new ‘Jihadi John’?
Benghazi notebook
In their interview in the Christmas edition of The Spectator, Fraser Nelson and James Forsyth asked the Prime Minister whether…
Lessons from Utopia
Thomas More’s 1516 classic is a textbook for our troubled times, says William Cook
High life
This is going to be one hell of a year, hell being the operative word. It will be the year…
Hug, hold hands . . . then stampede to the right
What a pleasure it was to see two socialist parties triumph in the most recent elections. First, Labour increased its…
Letters
Just call them Daesh Sir: I was interested to read Sam Leith’s article in which he appears to argue that…
It is time to join the fight against IS in Syria
The Islamic State is as monstrous an enemy as we have seen in recent history. It crucifies and decapitates its…
It is political correctness, not maniacal bigots, that will end civilisation
What does one do, attend or refuse a party after a tragic event such as the recent Paris outrage? My…
The pretend war: bombing Isil won’t solve the problem
Britain, France and America are in a protracted fight against Islamic radicalism. Pity our leaders have no idea how to win it
Military action against Isis needs a coherent strategy. . . . here it is
Military action against Isis needs a coherent strategy, says a former senior commander in the British army
Diary
Scientists are experimenting with growing replacement vocal cords in the lab, as well as transplanting them from dogs. That was…
‘They pull a gun, you pull a hashtag’ – the ridiculous debate over what to call Isil
We should worry less about what to call Isis, and more about how to fight them
Obama’s failure is Putin’s opportunity
The principal strategic objective in the war on terror has been a failure. Ever since 9/11, the aim has been…
France’s civil war…
...and the struggle facing Europe
The Spectator’s Notes
When Jeremy Corbyn says it is better to bring people to trial than to shoot them, he is right. So…
Portrait of the week
Home After the killings in Paris, David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said that seven terrorist attacks on Britain had been…
Jeremy Corbyn isn’t anti-war. He’s just anti-West
Ignore their deceptive flannel – the far left aren’t against violence. They’re just against the West
Isis bombs have exiled the Vicar of Baghdad to Surrey… but he’s itching to go back to the Middle East
Exiled to Hampshire by Isis bombs, saintly Canon Andrew White itches to go back to the Middle East
Why do we assume our western good life will last for ever?
The slaughter in Paris is a catastrophe for the victims and their families, but the usual hysterical response across the…
The caliphate strikes back
Isis could be on the brink of creating a terrifying new world order
Of gods and men
Tom Holland on Egypt, where the deities were born and history itself began
Isis takes its British schoolgirl jihadis seriously. Why don’t we?
When the first schoolgirls ran away to Isis I had some sympathy for them — at least, I could see…
Merkel’s folly
By making them more likely to attempt the perilous journey to Europe, the German chancellor is luring would-be migrants to their deaths
Monumental heroes
Syrians, Libyans and Malians are risking their lives to save ancient treasures from Islamists – with shamefully little help from us
Who’s running Libya?
Certainly not the government that Cameron hopes will help fix the migrant crisis. He’d be better off talking to my old driver
