National Comment

The growing rift between China and the United States has chilling resonances with America’s old rivalry with the Soviet Union.

Defence Secretary Liam Fox's announcement that 2014 is the date for withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan is both unwise and unhelpful for the mission

There are many advantages to the new media, but we should not lose the traditional forms

As the Coalition promises to usher in a ‘new politics’, we consider the ultimate change to the country’s government

Our pundits provide a variety of surprising responses to the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat administration

As we flock to the multiplexes to see The A-Team, we should be wary of falling for a calculated commercial fantasy

This spring’s catastrophic spill in the Gulf of Mexico is only the latest in a long register of environmental disasters

‘It was meant to be’ may be a cliche of Hollywood films, but what happens to us is largely the result of our choices

The Conservatives may win tomorrow's general election but is their policy platform sound?

Pete Reilly snatches a brief interview with the Home Secretary