Commentary
Bearing witness is a sacred trust
Don't be afraid of a hung parliament
The agonies of the eurozone reflect a far more significant hidden deficit
We need judges to investigate our spies, not spies to berate our judges
The sight of Ukraine's lumpen victor should stir the EU's own into action
Nuclear arms will soon proliferate. So here's a plan to scrap them all
We Googlistas want a global debate on information freedom. Why are others so coy?
If Britain wants change that counts, there's an election it can vote in today
Media-savvy designer Islamists must not distract us from the real danger
These protests should shame the west into a change of policy on Iran
As threats multiply and power fragments, the coming decade cries out for realistic idealism
As at Auschwitz, the gates of hell are built and torn down by human hearts
This parody of the nanny state helps neither children nor adults
Sarkozy is half right: all Europeans must understand the Swiss mistake
Obama has charted an Afghan course. Britain must lead the way on Pakistan
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Essays
Velvet Revolution: The Prospects
1989!
The Road from Danzig
The Stasi on Our Minds
Islam in Europe
The Twins' New Poland
Soldiers of the Hidden Imam
The Orange Revolution
A Genius for Friendship
Orwell's List
Anti-Europeanism in America
On the Frontier
Europe at War
Is there a Good Terrorist?
Odd Man Out
The European Orchestra
Is Britain European?
The Last Revolution
Kosovo: Was it worth it?
Beauty and the Beast in Burma
Anarchy and Madness
Hail, Ruthenia
The Puzzle of Central Europe
Cry, The Dismembered Country
Goodbye to Bonn
Orwell in 1998
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