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Terrorists and regimes get caught in a downward spiral of attacks, retaliation, fresh recruitment, more attacks, and even more retaliation.

It is too late for the people of Aleppo. They will follow the restless souls of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur in a long line of victims abandoned by the international community.

The Chilcot Inquiry is unlikely to add much value to a discussion that has long been hijacked by historical revisionism and hindsight hysteria.

There is no room for moderation in extremism and no room for genuine reform in a theocracy led by religious fascists.

Isil will be defeated, but its spirit will live on.

Julie Lenarz explains why AQ or one of its affiliates is more likely responsible for the attack than Islamic State.

There is no shortage of evidence of how in the past Western-supplied goods became tools of repression.

The consequences of inaction must not be neglected, ignored or forgotten, for they can sometimes have consequences even more devastating than the choice to take action.

Saudi Arabia is an affront to anyone who has regard for basic human rights and our silence in the face of such violations is a ghastly disgrace.

Ultimately the odds were never in Mr Blair’s favour. He took on an impossible and thankless task