LETTERS

Adrian Tchaikovsky returns to the darkly exuberant world of The Tyrant Philosophers

The last time most Libyans saw Saif al-Islam Gaddafi alive was in 2021. Muammar Gaddafi’s son, who for some time had been considered his heir apparent, had not been seen for years before, to the exten

Reza Pahlavi was an 18-year-old studying in Texas when his father was deposed as the shah of Iran in 1979. A year later, on the shah’s death, he declared himself the country’s rightful ruler. “Few too

Leadership contenders are lining up following the death of Iran’s supreme leader, including the son of the toppled shah, while the Islamic Republic persists

The grisly fate of more than 16,000 soldiers and civilians during the First Anglo-Afghan War serves as a timeless lesson in hubris and bad leadership