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Holding together a fragmenting Iraq may be beyond the West’s capabilities

Nature and timing of attack on Iranian Embassy deepens crisis

If the chancellor is perceived — even unfairly — to be at the head of a bumbling security operation, that will chip at her authority

The good guys have lost in Syria — only the bad guys are left fighting

Britain’s broader mission in Afghanistan will earn few plaudits

Any defence of Emwazi is not only self-serving and highly selective but merits an outpouring of scorn

Any defence of ‘Jihadi John’ is not only self-serving and highly selective but deserves an outpouring of scorn for attempting to humanise a barbarian whose cruelty knows no bounds

The West must not squander the opportunity to end its decade-long standoff with Tehran

The Far East, not the Middle East, may be the next major trouble spot

The most important foreign diplomacy is conducted quietly and slowly

Now, at a moment of rising disquiet over immigration, it is important to recognise and celebrate the profound, disruptive and enriching transformation that these immigrants have wrought

There is a method to Kim Jong-un’s madness