Adrian Hamilton
The Independent’s comment editor, Adrian Hamilton writes a weekly column largely on international affairs with particular focus on the Middle East, Iran and foreign policy issues. Before joining the paper he was deputy editor of the Observer newspaper.
Peace isn't what Obama is achieving
Adrian Hamilton: Rarely has a President bent on change been met with such adverse cirumstances.
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Adrian Hamilton: Obama is showing us how to live without our comfort blanket
Monday, 28 September 2009
British policy has been based on showing itself useful to Washington across the whole gamut of policy
Rhetoric against Iran must be cooled for sake of the Middle East
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Adrian Hamilton: Latest Iranian admission only adds fuel to a furious row, stoked up by Israel, some of Iran's Arab neighbours and the American right.
How did we ever think greed was good?
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Two generations ago cupidity was thought bad and bonuses didn't exist. In the last generation, all that altered. As the G20 meets, Adrian Hamilton considers how Britain has changed and asks whether we are now moving to a new age of restraint.
Adrian Hamilton: If it is European leadership you want, don't start here
Thursday, 17 September 2009
On those grounds, it would be best if the Irish did reject the treaty again
Sorry, recession is not over
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Adrian Hamilton: The factors behind the recovery up until now have been temporary in nature.
Adrian Hamilton: Curbing bonuses won't solve anything
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Tax bonuses generally by all means but concentrating the fire on the City won't work
Adrian Hamilton: Let's not despair of democracy
Thursday, 27 August 2009
What is wrong is what we want elections to achieve in places such as Afghanistan
Adrian Hamilton: Two-party politics is doing us no good
Thursday, 20 August 2009
On the big questions the Tories and Labour seem determined to avoid any debate at all
Adrian Hamilton: Sanctions aren't going to bust Burma
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Politicians like them because they make you look as if you’re ‘doing something’
Adrian Hamilton: Why do we feel we must turn Chekhov into Noel Coward?
Thursday, 6 August 2009
There's a problem in 'versions' rather than translations of foreign plays
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