Reporting from Tel Aviv and Ramallah as the latest rash of violence began to sweep Israel, Jason Cowley finds a nation implacably set on a course of war . . . and increasingly disconnected from the world.
22nd November 2012 / New Statesman
After the war, Harlow was supposed to offer east Londoners the chance of a fresh start and a stab at the good life. This month, it became the place where a suspicious fire killed six members of a Muslim family.
25th October 2012 / New Statesman
The Prime Minister's lack of originality.
4th July 2012 / New Statesman
American novelists have never been afraid to tackle sport. But will British authors ever take it seriously?
21st January 2012 / Financial Times
The editor of the New Statesman reflects on the life and legacy of the great contrarian
2nd January 2012 / New Statesman
John le Carré’s classic novel, now adapted for the big screen, is much more than a cold war whodunnit.
22nd September 2011 / New Statesman
There was a time, in the days of Lloyd George and then Attlee, when land reform was a convulsive policy. It should be again
19th October 2010 / New Statesman
The Labour Prime Minister seems trapped - and lost
11th June 2009 / New Statesman
Dubai wants to be the ultimate sporting city in the Arabian desert
4th May 2008 / The Observer
CAR Hills was well known on the London literary scene. He was a magazine editor and short story writer who dreamed of publishing glory but could not escape a troubled life. But what drove him to the brink of murder?
3rd February 2008 / The Observer
The brutal, beautiful fictions of an American master
12th January 2008 / The Guardian
The singer-songwriter's journey from early pop stardom to the avant-garde is one of the most intriguing in contemporary music
September 2007 / The World is Everything tour brochure
The Blair decade began with an exuberant rush of energy and sense of possibility. How can politics recapture the ability to inspire us?
14th May 2007 / New Statesman
Brutalised and war-ravaged, the child soldiers of Sierra Leone and Sudan are symbols of a broken order
29th April 2007 / The Observer
We live in an age of cultural inflation
22nd October 2006 / The Observer
Authors are ideally placed to give us a true view of terrorism
13th August 2006 / The Observer
Dresden was not chosen to host a single World Cup game, even though the stated intention of the organising committee, at least when it was bidding for the World Cup, was to incorporate the east so that it became a tournament for the whole country.
25th June 2006 / The Observer
It unites continents, is watched by billions and its stars are treated as living gods. No contest can touch it for suspense or despair. Jason Cowley celebrates sport's premier competition.
11th June 2006 / The Observer
The many incarnations of Les Liaisons Dangereuses
16th July 2005 / The Guardian
Cultural representations and the legacy of the genocide
27th February 2005 / The Observer