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Melvyn Leffler’s new history of the war against Saddam reveals how guilt, fear and hubris led to a fateful military intervention
A leaderless movement wants a new election law to challenge the recycled faces of the past
Baghdad and world powers oppose plebiscite amid fears of ethnic clashes
Statues serve to commemorate reconciliation rather than division
British leader’s plan countered by Dick Cheney, declassified papers show
The liberation of Mosul will still leave a region mired in complex tensions
Tension building as country seeks to meet Opec production cuts
As the era of globalisation ends, will protectionism and conflict define the next phase?
Optimism and unity abound, but is there a plan for what happens next after the military operation?
All in all the president’s record looks good, but with achievements that keep the US off balance
Turkish president chooses Russia for first trip abroad since failed military coup
Families targeted in mortar and suicide bomb attack at holiday marking end of Ramadan
This is a withering critique of the righteous certainty that led to conflict in Iraq
‘I will be with you, whatever’, memos show former PM promised George W Bush
Findings will give no comfort to a country plunged into an endless cycle of violence and instability
Report highly critical of decision-making and military operations, including role of prime minister
Whatever Chilcot says, there is no denying that this conflict has shaped recent history
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