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.
Adrian Hamilton: Spiritual leader deserves full honour
If President Obama intended to make a firm gesture by meeting the exiled Dalai Lama yesterday, it has to be said that it was a very tentative one.
Recently by Adrian Hamilton
Torture demeans torturer as well as victim
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Adrian Hamilton: The policy of rendition was developed, and condoned by Britain, to get round law
Adrian Hamilton: Empty gestures on the European stage
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Neither Brown nor Cameron would make a move that looked like integration
Adrian Hamilton: It was the war itself that was wrong
Friday, 29 January 2010
The truth is that Blair and Brown went to war because they thought it was easy
Adrian Hamilton: Private donations won't help Haiti
Friday, 22 January 2010
The disaster appeal has become a grand media event used by charities to raise funds
Adrian Hamilton: Ranting against Iran won't help reform
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Too much comment is based on what people outside want to happen, not what will
Adrian Hamilton: Gesture politics never works abroad
Thursday, 7 January 2010
No wonder the White House is getting fed up with its needy and gaff-prone ally
The competition of nations need not be a zero-sum game
Friday, 1 January 2010
Adrian Hamilton: The worst thing about New Year is the spate of articles propagating some theory or other about the rise of this power and the fall of that.
Adrian Hamilton: From 'Yes, we can' to 'No, we can't'
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Great presidents make the political weather; yet Obama is hobbled by America’s recession
Civil servants intent on evading all responsibility
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Adrian Hamilton: Chilcot has heard a litany of excuses. Officials are out to blame others
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