Commentary / World Feb 19, 2019
Churchill was more villain than hero in Britain's colonies
by Shashi Tharoor
His record in the British Empire more closely resembles that of a war criminal than a defender of democracy and freedom.
Commentary / World Jun 30, 2016
For U.K., Brexit is just the latest ugly partition
by Nisid Hajari
More than a few countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa have scars to show from Britain's long and haphazard withdrawal from its onetime empire.
Commentary / World Jan 26, 2014
by William Pfaff
If there is no longer a British Empire and the American effort to sustain Europe while creating a new, balanced, Israel-friendly greater Middle East has failed, does the continued appetite for war and conquest mean that Darwin was wrong?
Books / Reviews Mar 17, 2013
History of British intelligence
by Ed Vulliamy
"Empire of Secrets" is, as Calder Walton himself writes, "the first book devoted to British intelligence during the twilight of empire that has been based on declassified intelligence reports."