Blair government accused IDF of acting like Russian army in West Bank
Tensions over Palestinian death toll have eerie parallels to western concerns about current Israeli operations
April 2024
Bob Graham, former US senator and Florida governor who opposed Iraq war, dies at 87
‘Correct a black mark in US history’: former prisoners of Abu Ghraib get day in court
October 2023
Stephen Rubin, book publisher for John Grisham and Dan Brown, dead at 81
The dynamic publisher, known for memorable parties and famous friends, is credited with many of publishing’s enduring bestsellers
Bush says US must support Israel ‘no ands, ifs or buts’ amid 9/11 comparisons
Former president praises Biden for standing with Israel and says Netanyahu has ‘got to do what he’s got to do’ after Hamas attacks
The attack on Israel has been called a ‘9/11 moment’. Therein lies a cautionary tale
Kenneth Roth
If the Israeli government responds to this moment like George W Bush, it will soon follow the route of his government from global sympathy to global outrage
June 2023
Pat Robertson obituary
US TV evangelist who sought the Republican presidential nomination and helped make religion central to the party’s politics
May 2023
‘Trump’s not a good sport’: Chris Cillizza on presidents at play
George HW Bush was the most sportsmanlike modern president but Gerald Ford was the best athlete, author says
March 2023
Iraq war: 20 years on
From Bush to Blix: what happened to the key figures in the Iraq war?
Compare Iraq with Ukraine. It’s clear the era of US global supremacy is over
Jonathan Steele
The invasion of Iraq was a turning point on to a path that led towards Ukraine
Peter Beaumont
The Iraq invasion: 20 years on
The Thick of It was fuelled by my anger at the Iraq war – and the way it left truth for dead
Armando Iannucci
Iraq war: 20 years on
A bloody delusion: how Iraq war led to catastrophic aftermath in Middle East
Politics Weekly UK
Blair, power and public trust: the Iraq war 20 years on – Politics Weekly UK
February 2023
‘A beautiful outpouring of rage’: did Britain’s biggest ever protest change the world?
In February 2003, 1.5 million people protested in London against the looming conflict. They didn’t stop the war… but their legacy still looms large
December 2022
Blair asked Bush during first phone call if he could call him by first name
Archives reveal PM’s early attempts to establish personal relationship with president after 2000 US election
September 2022
World leaders pay tribute after death of Queen Elizabeth II
The Destructionists review: brilliant study of Republican rage pre-Trump
May 2022
FBI says it foiled Islamic State sympathizer’s plot to kill George W Bush
Sushi, Pacific lobster … cheeseburgers: Japanese food fit for a president
