Paris terror: Air strikes will have little effect if they are the only weapon in the war against Isis
Air power only has a decisive impact when reinforced with close co-operation with a reliable military ally on the ground
Air power only has a decisive impact when reinforced with close co-operation with a reliable military ally on the ground
The French-Algerian identity of one of the attackers demonstrates how France’s savage 1956-62 war in Algeria continues to infect today’s atrocities.
Ultimately there may be a military solution: a US-Russia alliance targeting Isis strongholds from the air and on the ground
Crackdown by vice police nets fines of £160,000 from prostitutes and customers in just two weeks
'We want to be honest, we don’t want to cheat. If people are using drugs they should be banned not for four years but it should be a life ban'
Does assigning monetary value to ecosystem services a method of preserving them? Or does it make them easier to sell off?
It’s an investment piece that will keep on giving
Scapegoating communities for acts of terrorism leads to social isolation and a lack of belonging – which is exactly what extremist recruiters want
The following letters appear in the 17 November edition of The Independent .
It amazes me that it has taken all my life for British men to enter this self-transformation game.
A response which tells people to stop mourning their neighbour, or to stop worrying about explosions closer and closer to their own front door, is just about the least convincing way of trying to alter how people think about the world
Paint-by-numbers solidarity when it’s foisted on you by one of the most powerful companies in the world is simply not the way to help a traumatised nation in shock after murder
Legilsation passed following the overwhelming referendum vote in favour of gay weddings comes into effect
Young British Muslims on council estates feel disaffected. After the Paris attacks, we must understand the roots of radicalisation.
My father loved football - even though he was spat on and called an 'animal' during matches when he moved to England. He kept his pride and dignity by never letting hate control him - and now I intend to do the same
My friend almost went out in Paris on Friday night - but his wife stopped him, arguing he should avoid football matches because it wasn't safe after Charlie Hebdo. Sadly, it turns out that she was right
Another instalment from the course in contemporary history at King's College, London, taught by the Treasury's top civil servant
Last Christmas, ‘The Independent’ and ‘Evening Standard’ raised £1.3m for ex-servicemen and women
Last Christmas, The Independent and Evening Standard ran their most successful campaign, raising £1.3m for ex-servicemen and women. Today we look at how our partner charities have used your donations – and announce a new £1.7m grant from London’s City Hall to complete the building of a new veterans’ shelter
We are at war but it is, in part, a propaganda war - Isis appears to be winning