WATCH: Liam Fox – Jihadists hate us because of who we are

The former Defence Secretary also warned against the state shedding too many powers that could help it combat terrorism.

Olivier Guitta: Why the West cannot ignore Boko Haram

There are reasons which make it very difficult even for the best and richest armies in the world to retrieve the kidnapped girls.

Andrew Lilico: Why did we invade Iraq?

The answer’s obvious, but plenty of people seem unwilling to accept it. So, allow me to explain…

Rehman Chishti MP: We shouldn’t work with Iran in Iraq until or unless it gives up terror

How can we work with a country that for far too long has provided funding, training and weapons and a safe haven for militant groups in the region?

Garvan Walshe: Seven mistakes to avoid over Iraq

The Blame Game…Islamist terrorism is back…Trust Maliki…Preserve Sykes-Picot…My enemy’s enemy is my friend…Thinking short-term…It’s all about us.

Garvan Walshe: Why the Vauxhall View of cutting deals with extremists is wrong

Even if his Celsius 7/7, with which I helped Michael Gove, is not the end of Tory inquiry into the matter, it is the right kind of contribution.

May and Gove should snog and make up

The brouhaha that disrupted Queen’s Speech Day had more to do with personality than policy – as so often is the case.

Bob Stewart MP: The story behind those Taliban trophy photographs

They were totally unacceptable and shouldn’t happen, but a little part of me understands why they occur.

Alex Deane: The soldiers who posed with that dead Taliban fighter deserve our thanks – and instinctive support

They were acting on our instructions, at risk to more than their standing. So as I say, they deserve our understanding of the circumstances in which they acted.

Rashad Ali: There’s nothing Islamic about murdering civilians

Our new report demonstrates that the claims of the extremists are at odds with traditional Muslim teaching.

Nick Pickles: The problem at the heart of the debate about TPIMs

We need to do more to ensure those who seek to do us harm are prosecuted, in open court and judged by a jury of their peers.

The West shouldn’t take sides in the Middle East’s civil war

If there was ever a fight that we need to keep out of it is one between Shia and Sunni extremists led by Hezbollah and al-Qa’ida

WATCH: Merry Christmas from (and to) our troops in Afghanistan

For many soldiers, this is an ordinary working day.

Daniel Kawczynski MP: Why turning away from Saudi Arabia would be bad for Britain

In this week’s Foreign Affairs column, the MP replies to our columnist Garvan Walshe, who wrote last week that we share no interest or values with the Saudis

Garvan Walshe: Snowden is not alone. The way many geeks look at the world is the real threat.

Trained in a discipline in which computer code is either absolutely right or wrong, many software engineers find the nuances of political practice hard to understand.