“With Havana Syndrome, the US government has spent five years chasing ghosts”
We spoke with Robert Baloh and Robert Bartholomew, authors of "Havana Syndrome", to discuss the mystery surrounding alleged Cuban attacks on US diplomats.
Politics & Conflict
White fright in America
Decades ago in France, a theory known as the Great Replacement was born. It soon found an audience among far-right groups in the US.
Words as weapons
With help from the media, Modi hopes to silence India’s minorities. But is he instead fuelling resistance to Hindu nationalism?
Book review: Reign of Terror
A national security expert shows how 9/11 paved the way for a more authoritarian United States.
High time for truth
The frequency with which Boris Johnson and his government lie is the most serious crisis now facing our democracy.
The UK’s solution to biodiversity loss is to outsource habitat destruction
Over three centuries, the UK has destroyed much of its native wildlife. But instead of fixing the problem, it has exported it.
Book review: The Republic of False Truths
Alaa Al Aswany's new novel explores the turbulence, personal and political, of Egypt's 2011 revolution and its aftermath.
Book review: Fallen Idols
Statues in of themselves may not teach us much, but the disputes around them do, a new book argues.
The battle for Bangladesh
Fifty years after independence, a nation founded on secular principles is still grappling with religious extremism.
Book review: Places of Mind
A new biography of Edward Said illuminates the late thinker's enduring relevance, nearly two decades on from his death.