Does democracy stand a chance?
Published in the Daily Mail (November 28th, 2011) As I entered Tahrir Square in Cairo one night last week, a ... Read Full Article
The little communist who grew up to be the world’s most powerful woman (with the future of capitalism in her hands)
Published in the Daily Mail (November 25th, 2011) Unlike so many modern politicians, Angela Merkel does not believe in placing... Read Full Article
Oddly, Texas can teach the UK a thing or two on criminal justice
Published in The Guardian (November 21st, 2011) Hang ’em high Texas is not the first place you might look for... Read Full Article
The African Canute
Published in the Daily Mail (November 11th, 2011) Last weekend, it was hard to think of anywhere in the world... Read Full Article
MI6 role in Libyan rebels’ rendition ‘helped to strengthen al-Qaida’
Published in The Guardian (October 25th) British intelligence believes the capture and rendition of two top Libyan rebel commanders, carried... Read Full Article
From paramilitary to president?
Published in the Daily Mail (October 24th, 2011) As the hotel ballroom filled up and the mood of excitement grew,... Read Full Article
The strange and evil world of Equatorial Guinea
Published in The Observer magazine (October 23rd, 2011) It is hard not to be impressed when you arrive in the... Read Full Article
The pariah who tried to sink the QE2 – then fooled Blair and the West
Published in the Daily Mail (October 21st, 2011) Britain’s most famous cruise ship, Queen Elizabeth 2, set sail from Southampton... Read Full Article
Why these rebels without a clue can’t simply be ignored
Published in the London Evening Standard (October 18th, 2011) It is easy to mock them as rebels without a clue,... Read Full Article
What my disabled girl has taught me about life
Published in The Daily Mail (October 16th, 2011) My wife came home the other day from a shopping trip to... Read Full Article