So now the dust begins to settle, at least insofar as it ever will when we talk about the events of 2003 in Iraq. I...
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Iraq Articles
The power of conviction
I never doubted that Tony Blair thought he was doing the right thing. I said as much at the time. If there is one...
Will Britain ever intervene again?
Yesterday’s Chilcot inquiry headlines were heavily critical of Tony Blair for Britain’s part in Iraq, a campaign...
Time to live up to our responsibilities
In July, when asked how he would deal with the situation in Syria if he becomes prime minister, Ed Miliband echoed his...
A staggering abdication of leadership
We need a government with a credible foreign and defence policy. The atrocities being carried out in Iraq by Islamic...
Arming the Kurds is crucial for them and for us
The Kurds always knew that the jihadists would come for them. The democratic, pluralist and dynamic Kurdistan region...
How New Labour built one nation
Labour needs to remember its considerable achievements in power, believes Giles Radice When on the morning of 12 May...
Definitely maybe
A Kurdish television interviewer recently demanded I give a straight yes or no answer on Iraqi Kurdish independence....
The US on Independence Day
It is always strange as a Brit celebrating American Independence Day in the United States when the event they are...
A new reality now exists in Iraq
In Erbil this week senior Kurdish leaders told me that they warned Baghdad about the intentions of Isis based on their...
How to handle the Isis crisis
To the outside world, until a week ago, Iraq was a problem best filed away in the ‘to ignore’ category. The toxic...
Iraq: The perils of playing ‘the western blame game’
The future of Iraq is in the balance, millions of people are fearful for their futures and yet the focus for too many...