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• The dangers of defining "extremism"

  The UK government's new definition raises serious questions

• The balance of support for recognising Palestine is shifting

  The US vetoed a recent bid from the Palestinian Authority for UN recognition – but western rhetoric is changing

• "Xi Jinping is challenging the global order": Isabel Hilton on China and ideology

  China has struggled with soft power, but the current regime is committed to exporting its view of the world

• "We have the right to create disorder": John Ralston Saul on how to be a good citizen

  We talk to the Canadian political philosopher about the crisis of democracy and the need for "positive nationalism"

• "I don't remember a time like this": Christina Lamb on rising global conflict

  The Sunday Times's chief foreign correspondent talks about her experience covering war in a changing world

• Meet the Russian feminists opposing Putin's war

  Russia’s Feminist Anti-War Resistance is a global, leaderless network opposing the war in Ukraine

• What can moral philosophy tell us about Israel-Palestine?

  We talk to moral philosopher Jonathan Glover about his latest book "Israelis and Palestinians: From the Cycle of Violence to the Conversation of Mankind”

• Book review: Israelophobia by Jake Wallis Simons 

  Is “Israelophobia” a new form of hatred, or are we rehashing the same old debate?

• The Church of Trump

  The toxic mix of religion and politics that the former US president is playing with could present a real threat to democracy

• In a word: Genocide

  Michael Rosen explores the history and meaning of the word "genocide"