Justin Marozzi
Book of the week: How to Be a Dictator by Frank Dikötter
Sycophants and corpses abound in this look at eight of history’s most ruthless leaders
Book of the week: This Is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev
A disturbing deep dive into the online propaganda wars that are threatening democracy
Book of the week: Freedom Fighter by Joanna Palani
Memoir of an activist who’s taken up arms against Islamic State and gender inequality
The New Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan - review
As Pakistan hovers on the verge of bankruptcy and America warns against an IMF bailout of a nation led by a congenitally corrupt political elite, China has stepped in to offer a $2 billion credit line, says Justin Marozzi
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times by Michael Burleigh - review
A scathing look at the state of the world, says Justin Marozzi
The Raqqa Diaries: Escape from Islamic State by Samer - review
The barbaric truth about life under Islamic State in Raqqa. By Justin Marozzi
Growing up with the full horror of the Afghan conflict
Born in 1982, Omar is surrounded by a prosperous, doting family but his comfort is short-lived. In 1989 the Soviets are chased out by the mujahideen, who are then replaced by the Taliban. This is a powerful, haunting memoir that at last does justice to its tough, tenacious and astonishingly good-humoured people
