James Denselow Articles

In his speech yesterday David Cameron set out his thoughts on Isil in a manner that many would agree with. He explained that the ‘threat is Islamist extremist terrorism – and it has found a new, hellish crucible – with Isil, in Iraq and Syria. These people are evil,...

While the departure of Michael Gove may have dominated the headlines and sparked a debate as to the direction of the coalition’s education policy – William Hague’s departure from the Foreign Office and replacement with Philip Hammond has gone largely unnoticed in...

To the outside world, until a week ago, Iraq was a problem best filed away in the ‘to ignore’ category. The toxic legacy of the original intervention still haunts those once proponents and the public have grown weary of stories of the country’s chronic instability and...

The rather bizarre images coming out of Ukraine highlight the particularities of the conflict. Balaclava-wearing soldiers with no Russian markings on their uniforms dig trenches, lay minefields, rough up United Nations envoys and storm Ukrainian facilities with a few...