Michael Burleigh

Michael Burleigh is an historian and commentator on world affairs. His 12 books include The Third Reich: A New History (Samuel Johnson Prize 2001) ; Moral Combat; Small Wars and Faraway Places and The Best of Times, Worst of Times: The World As It Is which appears in November.

Which is the greater threat to the West, Saudi or Iran?

Which is the greater threat to the West, Saudi or Iran?

Michael Burleigh

13 Aug 2018

How Juncker got the better of Trump

How Juncker got the better of Trump

Michael Burleigh

27 Jul 2018

What is Putin's pipeline plan?

What is Putin’s pipeline plan?

Michael Burleigh

20 Jul 2018

There are few heroes in Europe's migration saga

There are few heroes in Europe’s migration saga

Michael Burleigh

27 Jun 2018

China's entrepreneurial state has lessons for the West

China’s entrepreneurial state has lessons for the West

Michael Burleigh

18 Jun 2018

Can Erdoğan transform Turkey?

Can Erdoğan transform Turkey?

Michael Burleigh

12 Jun 2018

Trump and the rise of the tyrants

Trump and the rise of the tyrants

Michael Burleigh

04 Jun 2018

China's campaign for moral restoration

China’s campaign for moral restoration

Michael Burleigh

30 May 2018

Has populism failed in Italy?

Has populism failed in Italy?

Michael Burleigh

22 May 2018

The German hard right's immigration fixation is missing the point

The German hard right’s immigration fixation is missing the point

Michael Burleigh

16 May 2018

Why Trump dropped the bomb deal

Why Trump dropped the bomb deal

Michael Burleigh

09 May 2018

How a handful of elites gave Germany to the Nazis

How a handful of elites gave Germany to the Nazis

Michael Burleigh

02 May 2018

Ever since medieval times, angry men have been inciting mobs

Ever since medieval times, angry men have been inciting mobs

Michael Burleigh

25 Apr 2018

What the Syrian strikes tell us about herd mentality

What the Syrian strikes tell us about herd mentality

Michael Burleigh

16 Apr 2018

Putin's response to the West's expulsion of his 'diplomats' will be on a global stage - starting with his key aim of detaching Turkey from NATO

Putin’s response to the West’s expulsion of his ‘diplomats’ will be on a global stage – starting with his key aim of detaching Turkey from NATO

Michael Burleigh

03 Apr 2018

The dark side of Buddhism

The dark side of Buddhism

Michael Burleigh

26 Mar 2018

Saudi's Crown Prince is hardly a safe bet for the British

Saudi’s Crown Prince is hardly a safe bet for the British

Michael Burleigh

13 Mar 2018

We will never not feel tired. We will never feel hopeful. We will never not be poor.

We will never not feel tired. We will never feel hopeful. We will never not be poor.

Michael Burleigh

05 Mar 2018

Is crony capitalism trumping US nuclear strategy?

Is crony capitalism trumping US nuclear strategy?

Michael Burleigh

27 Feb 2018

China's rise has been stunning - and we shouldn't be afraid of it

China’s rise has been stunning – and we shouldn’t be afraid of it

Michael Burleigh

12 Feb 2018

China: unique in the world and longest-standing guardian of high civilisation

China: unique in the world and longest-standing guardian of high civilisation

Michael Burleigh

11 Feb 2018

Who's afraid of the big bad Russian bear?

Who’s afraid of the big bad Russian bear?

Michael Burleigh

06 Feb 2018

Merkel pins her Italian hopes on the tax-dodging, womanising, Putin-backing, brown paper envelope-trading "Al Cafone"

Merkel pins her Italian hopes on the tax-dodging, womanising, Putin-backing, brown paper envelope-trading “Al Cafone”

Michael Burleigh

29 Jan 2018

Why are Russia and China investing in the Arctic? Could it be the oil, gas, gold and diamonds?

Why are Russia and China investing in the Arctic? Could it be the oil, gas, gold and diamonds?

Michael Burleigh

23 Jan 2018

Do diplomats matter as much as they once did?

Do diplomats matter as much as they once did?

Michael Burleigh

15 Jan 2018

Under-reported: Nuclear terrorism (and its simpler bedfellows)

Under-reported: Nuclear terrorism (and its simpler bedfellows)

UnderReported contributor

11 Jan 2018

The Iranian regime is secure for now but will economic integration with the West help or hinder? Its leaders cannot decide.

The Iranian regime is secure for now but will economic integration with the West help or hinder? Its leaders cannot decide.

Michael Burleigh

05 Jan 2018

Don't be distracted by endless talk of Russian bots. Prising Turkey out of NATO is Putin's main aim

Don’t be distracted by endless talk of Russian bots. Prising Turkey out of NATO is Putin’s main aim

Michael Burleigh

18 Dec 2017

Don't underestimate resistance to the march of the robots

Don’t underestimate resistance to the march of the robots

Michael Burleigh

11 Dec 2017

Brexiteers shouldn't blame Ireland for this predictable border dispute

Brexiteers shouldn’t blame Ireland for this predictable border dispute

Michael Burleigh

04 Dec 2017

Reports of Merkel's demise have been exaggerated. And the same is true of Germany's interest in Brexit.

Reports of Merkel’s demise have been exaggerated. And the same is true of Germany’s interest in Brexit.

Michael Burleigh

27 Nov 2017

The loneliness of the long-suffering British farmer

The loneliness of the long-suffering British farmer

Michael Burleigh

20 Nov 2017

Is MbS a religious reformer, or just an ambitious Saudi technocrat?

Is MbS a religious reformer, or just an ambitious Saudi technocrat?

Michael Burleigh

14 Nov 2017

Wars and words: a crude history of oil prices

Wars and words: a crude history of oil prices

Michael Burleigh

13 Nov 2017

Remembrance Sunday is a noble tradition. But there’s also a compelling case for forgetting

Remembrance Sunday is a noble tradition. But there’s also a compelling case for forgetting

Michael Burleigh

06 Nov 2017

When businessmen go into politics, don't get your hopes up

When businessmen go into politics, don’t get your hopes up

Michael Burleigh

30 Oct 2017

Autocratic Macron must remember his popularity is paper-thin

Autocratic Macron must remember his popularity is paper-thin

Michael Burleigh

23 Oct 2017

What's next for Xi? China's most powerful leader since Mao

What’s next for Xi? China’s most powerful leader since Mao

Michael Burleigh

16 Oct 2017

Beep-beep: how Sputnik shook America

Beep-beep: how Sputnik shook America

Michael Burleigh

03 Oct 2017

Is President Xi a moralist like Gertrude Himmelfarb?

Is President Xi a moralist like Gertrude Himmelfarb?

Michael Burleigh

30 Aug 2017

Catalonia, like Belgium, is a weak link in Europe's war on terror

Catalonia, like Belgium, is a weak link in Europe’s war on terror

Michael Burleigh

22 Aug 2017

When poverty was often blamed on moral failings

When poverty was often blamed on moral failings

Michael Burleigh

01 Aug 2017

One Belt, One Road: How China's ambitions span the globe

One Belt, One Road: How China’s ambitions span the globe

Michael Burleigh

16 Jul 2017