Camp Code
A guide to the geography, politics and daily life of Bourj Al Shamali, a refugee camp in Lebanon that has been in existence since 1948.
Aleppo After the Fall
A powerful piece looking at the complex new reality emerging in a city and country so horribly affected by civil war, where the regime is now feeling a new confidence.
The Doctor
Tom Catena is the only doctor for thousands of miles in South Sudan, living and working in the midst of a brutal civil war. This article examines life for ‘Doctor Tom’ and his team.
The Religious Cult Secretly Running Japan
An article asserting that a religious organisation counting Japanese premier Shinzo Abe amongst its members is asserting its influence and may be looking to take Japan in a radically different direction.
Arron Banks: ‘Brexit was a war. We won. There’s no turning back now’
An eye-opening interview with the man who bankrolled the Leave.EU campaign – confident and ambitious as ever with plans to run for Parliament, a new politics website, and a transatlantic alliance with President Trump’s Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. Conversation turns most interestingly to his views on Russia.
Present at the Creation
A source present at the creation of ISIS provides insight into how it came into being and its ongoing operations.
Lunch With The FT: Edward Snowden
An interview with him in a hotel room in Moscow three years after he evaded capture in Hong Kong.
The Syria Catastrophe
An analysis of the civil war in Syria that calls for an antimilitarist approach whilst recognising the challenges standing in the way of such a resolution.
How Edward Snowden Escaped Hong Kong
A look at how the famed whistleblower evaded capture in Hong Kong after leaking troves of classified information, and an interview with him in a hotel room in Moscow three years later.
The enigma of Assad: How a painfully shy eye doctor turned into a murderous tyrant
A piece tracing Bashar al-Assad’s journey towards ever-greater tyranny.