Alex Thomson
Syria: A quick reminder
The pitiless Syrian engine of war grinds on. The waves of the displaced seek refuge. The only realistic escape route is Lebanon and Turkey.
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Alex Thomson
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Gallipoli: remembering one of WWI’s bloodiest campaigns
Prince Charles and Prince Harry, together with leaders from Turkey, Australia and New Zealand, commemorate the bloody, nine-month 1915 Gallipoli campaign, which began 100 years ago.
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Alex Thomson
Trident: is our nuclear deterrent really independent?
Both main English parties pretend incessantly that our Trident missile system is an “independent” nuclear deterrent when it never was, is, or could be and both Cameron and Miliband know this well.
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Alex Thomson
Don’t care about your vote? Beware the alternative
Remind yourself there are other ways of conducting power and politics – and cherish and respect what we have, even if you can’t love or even like it.
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Military strikes in Yemen raise regional tensions
Saudi-led coalition warplanes continue to bomb rebel camps in Yemen, heightening tension among Middle East neighbours.
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Alex Thomson
Is cease-fire in Ukraine really non-existent?
I heard the sound of shelling east of the southern port of Mariupol today and there were reports of fighting around Horlivka north of Donetsk.
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Alex Thomson
Life in Debaltseve: digging for pasta in the debris
It has been at the centre of intense fighting between the Ukrainian military and separatist rebels, but now a more human, tragic story is unfolding on the streets of Debaltseve.
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Alex Thomson
A blinding flash, and his legs were lying on the ground. Unattached
Yuri Koryagin recalls the moment he saw a flash when he was leaving work whilst phoning his mum. Both legs have now been amputated after a shell burst.
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Alex Thomson
Bodies, shells and snow in the ruins of Donetsk airport
We walked past the burned-up tail planes of jets on the tarmac. The shell-splashed hangars with torn metal cladding screaming and clanking eerily in the biting wind and snow showers.
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Ukraine: how far has rebel-held territory grown?
Eastern Ukraine has been torn apart by pro-Russian rebels seizing government buildings and cities since the conflict started in November 2013. Just how much territory have they taken?
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British Army unveils ‘Twitter troops’ for social media fight
The British Army is to create a new unit for psychological and social media warfare to help Britain “fight in the information age” and control the “narrative” of warfare.
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Alex Thomson
Churchill had his flaws – but his legacy is with us today
Nobody can turn kitsch into culture like the British establishment – but the re-run of Winston Churchill’s funeral was something really rather weird.
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Sir Winston Churchill: a great – but flawed – Briton
On the 50th anniversary of the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, the reputation of the “greatest Briton” is once again being debated. What were his successes and failures?
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Where next for the fight against Islamic State?
Senior figures from the US-led coalition fighting the militant Islamic State group have all gathered in London, debating how soon Iraqi forces can mount a sustained attack from the ground.
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Britain in Iraq: where do we go from here?
Iraq’s prime minister is concerned Britain and the US will deny him what he needs to run the country securely – 12 years after they invaded the country.
