op-ed

From Syria to Libya to Nagorno-Karabakh, this new method of military offense has been brutally effective. We are witnessing a revolution in the history of warfare, one that is causing panic, particularly in Europe.

In centuries gone by, anyone who failed to adhere to the established dominant religion would be labeled and cast out, barred from positions of importance. Today, history is repeating itself; it’s only the names that have changed.

No sooner had a draw been declared in the exhibition bout between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr than fans and pundits were venting their anger at the outcome. Instead, we should be thankful both men simply emerged unscathed.

The assassination of Tehran’s top nuclear scientist is a ploy by Israel to compel the likely US president-elect to reject diplomacy and choose military action to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambition. Which option will he choose?

It’s not transphobic for Hungary and Poland to want to recognise only men and women and uphold their traditional, conservative way of life. But this puts them on a collision course with the EU’s proposed new LGBTIQ laws.

Alyssa Milano is the latest celeb to offer an “olive branch” to Trump backers after calling them racist in the past. Less than 48 hours later, she was back to her venomous rhetoric, proving calls for unity are just lip service.

The nominations for the 63rd Grammys have been met by some loud and influential voices implying that artists of colour have been snubbed because of their ethnicity. But the facts don’t appear to back those claims up.

A shocking video of French police beating up a man who wasn’t wearing a mask showed the authorities’ iron-fist approach to enforcing regulations and suppressing protests. Will this be the new norm when the pandemic has passed?

After months of carnage in US cities, tensions are rising between the two main perpetrators, Antifa and Black Lives Matter. Given their different ethnic make-ups and agendas, it’s a shock this unholy alliance lasted so long.