Books & arts
25 September 2023
An Iraqi journalist traces the creation of “one of the most corrupt nations on earth”
Books & arts
24 May 2021
Weapons inspector Rod Barton assigns to the CIA a large share of the blame for the invasion of Iraq
From the archive
16 April 2021
How did two very different leaders — Tony Blair and John Howard — come to join George W. Bush’s “march of folly”?
Books & arts
1 April 2016
Books | David Kilcullen helps us make sense of the madness unleashed by Islamic State, writes Tom Hyland. But he’s less convincing about what we should do next
Books & arts
20 March 2015
Books | The Islamic State seemed to appear out of nowhere, writes Matthew Gray, but its origins lie in decades of conflict and bad decisions
Books & arts
5 February 2015
Books | Matthew Gray reviews an illuminating account of a diverse nationality in search of self-determination
International
6 October 2014
When a militarily powerful country tries to govern the affairs of millions of people on the other side of the planet, we shouldn’t be surprised that chaos results, writes…
International
20 June 2014
The extremist push into Iraq has exposed the divisive policies of the government in Baghdad, writes Matthew Gray. So far, the well-organised Kurds are the only real beneficiaries.
Books & arts
15 April 2014
Amid deepening divisions and political corruption, northern Iraq is one glimmer of hope in this unstable country, writes Matthew Gray
Essays & reportage
23 March 2011
The former UN weapons inspector casts a critical eye over the political memoirs of Tony Blair, John Howard and George W. Bush
National affairs
14 April 2010
Like the previous government’s asylum processing freezes, it’s likely that last week’s decision is based on an overly optimistic assessment of conditions in…
Essays & reportage
2 December 2009
Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
Podcasts
9 November 2009
Australian journalist Martin Chulov tells Peter Clarke about the challenges of reporting from Iraq and the preparations for January’s election