A reporter goes behind the lines and finds the deep divides that hampered the American "good war" against the Taliban.

A "tiny lexicon" captures the paradoxes of the world's most populous country.

A heartbreaking report on resistance and graffiti from Libya, courtesy of Granta.

A distillation of the historian's career-long engagement with the vicissitude of 20th-century history and ideology.

The author of Liars’ Poker finds the financial raiders who knew the bubble was destined to burst – and made a historic profit when it did. Read more...