The fine art of foreign espionage
British artist was hired to depict the ambiguous world of the Secret Intelligence Service
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Michael Petrou
Senior writer Michael Petrou has covered conflict across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. He is the author of ’Renegades: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War’, which was shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Award, and ’Is This Your First War? Travels Through the Post-9/11 Islamic World’, which won it. He has a DPhil from the University of Oxford.
Terror plot—or fantasy?
Did Iran really plan to kill the Saudi ambassador?
Spain honours a Canadian who joined its fight against fascism
Yesterday, under grey skies by the banks of the Ottawa River, Spain fulfilled an old promise to a 94-year-old Canadian. In...
Putin’s unhappy Russia
The Russian leader is now clear to be president until 2024, but many Russians are voting with their feet
Taliban could have been our "best partner" to fight terrorism: Globe reporter
Globe and Mail reporter Graeme Smith had this to say during a panel discussion convened by This Magazine to discuss a decade of...
Iranian-Canadians fear Canada is becoming refuge for Iranian regime-linked officials
An impressive list of Iranian-Canadians, including top scholars, has penned a letter to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney...
With friends like Pakistan, the U.S. doesn’t need enemies
Pakistan is helping insurgents. Could that be seen as an act of war?
Bringing Afghanistan’s democrats out of the shadows
It is fitting that Terry Glavin begins his book Come from the Shadows: the Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan with...
Merkel under siege
Angry voters at home are increasingly turning against her and her coalition government
Israel alone
With key regional allies now hostile, the Jewish state appears isolated as never before