One subject I've changed my mind on is the usefulness of sanctions, like the sanctions on Iraq. They wrecked the country - technically Saddam plus sanctions did - which made "nation building" so much more difficult after regime change.

Andrew Cockburn reviews Invisible War: The United States and the Iraq Sanctions by Joy Gordon.

Tariq Ali on the recent killings in Kashmir.

India bullies Pakistan over water rights in Kashmir and increases tensions.