Lindsey Hilsum
UN intervention in Libya, so why not in Syria?
Are Syrians paying the price for Libyans’ freedom given that one year on, it seems unlikely that such international intervention will be contemplated again.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Lindsey Hilsum
Slightly under 24 hours from Tulsa
When I list the cities on my book tour, American friends all exclaim: “Tulsa???” as if I’d said I was taking detour via the moon reports Lindsey Hilsum.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Battling with the pre-book tour nerves
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on her forthcoming US bok tour – and a bad case of Pre-Book Tour Nerves.
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The gulf between western and jihadi thinking
The publication online of documents seized at Osama bin Laden’s house underlines the gulf between western and jihadi thinking.
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Can fragmented al-Qaeda capitalise on instability?
The question now is will al-Qaeda, with its new North African leadership, be able to capitalise on the politcal instability which follows revolution?
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'The world has become small since 9/11'
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum recalls a conversation with the man at the centre of Libyan rendition claims on how close the CIA and MI6 became with Libyan intelligence.
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Why write a book?
The story of Libya’s revolution demanded to be told, says Lindsey Hilsum, who has written Sandstorm; Libya in the Time of Revolution.
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How Gaddafi's legacy beyond the grave led to coup in Mali
The demise of Colonel Gaddafi was a stone cast into a pool – a huge wave rather than a ripple has hit Libya’s neighbour, Mali.
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The politics of non-intervention in Syria
The visit of the UN envoy Kofi Annan to Damascus this week underscored international concern about the horror being visited on civilians, but no-one, it seems, has an easy way of resolving the deeper issues.
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Alex Thomson
And you thought ousting The Colonel was hard?
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on why ousting Colonel Gaddafi was the start of turbulent times for Libya.
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Alex Thomson
Signs of militias becoming unstuck in Libya?
Alex Thomson blogs on the arrest of two British journalists in Libya, and the various militias now in charge of of the streets.
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Libya one year on: Russia regrets
The international community learned a lot of lessons from Libya, and there are regrets. Lindsey Hilsum is in Moscow on the first anniversary of the revolution.
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Amid the power politics, the Syrian people suffer
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on China’s veto of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria
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Interests and principles: what next for Syria?
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the options for dealing with the violence in Syria
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Why the EU oil embargo on Iran matters
It’s all brinkmanship, and goes to prove how the volatile politics of the Middle East affects all of our lives, writes Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.