The Shattered Afghan Dream of Peace
A look at the eighteen years of war in Afghanistan, against the backdrop of peace efforts floundering during the Trump presidency.
The Dreamings of Dominic Cummings
A story that starts by visiting St Albans in Hertfordshire, a place where “voters and the local MP are out of sync on the wedge issue of the day”. It maps out the town and its inhabitants, as seen through the lens of Dominic Cummings’ strategic vision.
Literary ambition. Fabulous parties. A hidden past. Who is Anna March?
A 2018 story of grift in an unlikely place – the world of publishing.
I have no desire to open up this man’s skull. I do it because I have to
This story of a working day for a forensic pathologist – responsible for autopsies, in this case on the body of a murder victim.
Strong arms: the story of Pakistan women’s cricket
An inspiring story of the intense challenges faced by the women that pioneered women’s cricket in Pakistan.
The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and how the world looked the other way
A chilling re-examination of the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed in Istanbul in 2018.
The China Connection: How One D.E.A. Agent Cracked a Global Fentanyl Ring
The death of an 18 year old in Minot, North Dakota, from an overdose lead to a global hunt that went as far as Hong Kong.
Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan
A story that compares Bezos to other titans of industry finds his ambitions so much broader that his company has become “the shared national infrastructure”.
What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?
A story of an abusive relationship. The fact that the husband was a police officer may have impacted what happened next when his wife was found shot, injured, but still alive.
The myth of Eurabia: how a far-right conspiracy theory went mainstream
An assessment of how an extreme anti-Islam ideology has moved ever further towards the political process and broader public consciousness in numerous countries across the world.