An introduction to Decca Mitford, subject of the award-winning author Carla Kaplan’s new biography .

It is said, two things can change at any time in Kashmir, the weather and the haalaat.

When John XXIII died, the future of relations between the Vatican and the Eastern bloc depended on the choice of his successor. That’s when the CIA came in.

In this turbo year of polls it has just been Sri Lanka’s turn in the electoral spotlight. Presidential elections – the first since former strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa (GR) was forced from power by a popular uprising in 2022

This book is about how love endures. It is also about how our human capacity for kindness and empathy can imprison us in ruthless com­petition and violent hierarchies.

Lipika Pelham talks to Israelis and Palestinians about the divisive impact of war on mixed communities. As seen in Perspective.

Professor Christopher Coker, who died last week, was one of the seminal historians of modern warfare and the author of six books published by Hurst. Shortly before his death, Christopher wrote for us a tour d’horizon reflection on the state of war studies.

On 22 October 2022, Giorgia Meloni became the first woman Prime Minister of Italy. This fact became rather obscured by Meloni’s past. At the age of fifteen sheaaa

Rishi Sunak’s political ascent has let loose an avalanche of commentary about the appointment of Britain’s first non-white prime minister. Whether expressed in tones of surprise, suspicion, oraaa

In January 2022, North Korea launched eleven missiles over seven tests, marking the busiest single month of missile testing in its history.

With the recent US military pullout from Afghanistan and return to power of the Taliban in very much at the forefront of international news

From the forthcoming issue of Critical Muslim 40: Biography, edited by Ziauddin Sardar, we preview this review by Hurst author Professor Faisal Devji of the recent biography of Edward Said.

On a cold and blustery day, I walk up the road to the Israeli hilltop village of Karmei Yosef.