Lindsey Hilsum
President Vladimir Putin has a number of guises – from ace fisherman to chopper pilot. His moves on Syria this week have only bolstered that fearsome self-image – and his ambitions for Russia.
Lindsey Hilsum
As Syria’s refugee crisis escalates to startling levels, International Editor Lindsey Hilsum speaks to those who have fled the country – and hears unanswerable questions about what happens next.
Lindsey Hilsum
Western public opinion has turned against military intervention, but those who deplore the use of chemical weapons have yet to come up with a viable alternative response.
Lindsey Hilsum
British MPs may think they’re debating Syria, but their frame of reference is Iraq. Of course we should learn from past mistakes but the two situations are different, the proposed intervention is different and the aim is different.
Lindsey Hilsum
The House of Commons vote will not authorise direct British involvement in military action against Syria. That may come as some relief to Syria’s neighbour Lebanon.
Lindsey Hilsum
Syrians tell of the fight to save victims of Wednesday’s alleged nerve gas attack.
Lindsey Hilsum
The Egyptian military’s bloody crackdown on pro-Morsi supporters has shocked the world, but those who say this is a simple battle between democracy and dictatorship are disingenuous or ignorant.
Lindsey Hilsum
Today’s violent assault on the Muslim Brotherhood encampments in Cairo marks a victory for the security state led by General Sisi Lindsey Hilsum writes.
Lindsey Hilsum
The cavalier dismissal by new revolutionaries of the death of their opponents brings to mind the bad old ways of the Mubarak regime.
Lindsey Hilsum
Egypt ousts its first democratically elected president – but was it a coup or a revolution, and where did ex-President Morsi, now in military custody, go wrong?
Lindsey Hilsum
The truth of the matter is that the Qatari succession is opaque, and no-one outside the royal family has a clear idea of what this transition means.
Lindsey Hilsum
Protestors are cleaning up the debris of two days of demonstrations in Istanbul, but how will Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan deal with the political debris?
Lindsey Hilsum
The west is caught on the horns of a dilemma: do nothing and watch more Syrians die, or send weapons, knowing that they may end up in the hands of al-Qaeda.
Lindsey Hilsum
What’s in a handbag? If that bag is carried by China’s first lady, perhaps a symbol of the stylish confidence the country is now exuding.
Lindsey Hilsum
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, whose death has been announced, was the father of modern African writing. International Editor Lindsey Hilsum looks back on his remarkable achievements.