Martin Walker

Essays

Two unlikely adherents to their respective faiths, Bush and Blair find peace in war.

Reviews

A review of Ike: An American Hero by Michael Korda.

Why the Cold War was so instrumental in Europe's success.

Cet animal est très méchant; quand on l'attaque, il se défend. Quelquefois.

Alan Furst recreates the atmosphere of Europe's second Dark Ages (1933-45) as few others have. Today, Western civilization is again under attack, and Furst can teach us a great deal.

Two recent histories of Nazi Germany shore up the dyke against the rising flood of "Germany as victim" revisionism.

Commentary

Most of the attention on Germany's sweeping cuts in its defense budget has focused on the money.

The failure of the European Union summit to agree on a draft new constitution has encouraged France and Germany to look hard at their fallback position, pushing for a two-speed Europe in which they strike out on their own to become a federal core, le

It was an extraordinarily well-kept secret.

After the election of Michael Howard as the new leader of the Conservative party, there may at last-after 7 years out of office-be a serious chance of defeating Prime Minister Tony Blair in the next election.

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May 19, 2013