An ISIS operative explains to a friend why he still feels optimistic, in the latest of a series imagined by Paul Rogers.
After 16 years of the so-called war on terror, people feel no more secure than in the aftermath of 9/11.
A world of conflict and fear means boom time for big military companies.
Trump's bombast amplifies a perilous nuclear crisis. North Korea remembers the Truman plan. The risk of war is real.
Pyongyang is close to its nuclear-weapons goal. Diplomacy – and a sense of history – are now needed.
A big policy shift could still halt Kabul's downward spiral. Welcome to a parallel universe.
The UK's defence and security policy is outdated. It's time for a positive and internationalist approach.
Victory is declared in Iraq's second city. But ISIS is undefeated, and the long war continues.
The disruptions of climate and conflict are sparking perilous global insecurity.
The caliphate is besieged. But ISIS can take heart from global trends working in its favour.
After its electoral breakthrough, Labour needs to embrace a new internationalism.
Jeremy Corbyn's speech before the Manchester attack points a way beyond the "war on terror".