Articles

External links to articles Douglas Murray has written for various publications

The Spectator
8 March 2025

The MAGA movement is wrong on Ukraine

Wittingly or otherwise, the online right started to absorb Russia’s narrative on Ukraine

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The New York Post
6 March 2025

The view from the Ukrainian frontline as world leaders fight over the end to the war

A lot of things in life depend on perspective. I watched the exchange from Ukraine, at a position on that country’s front-lines.

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The Spectator
1 March 2025

What Europe gets wrong about the far right

The AfD did not manage to ‘march to power’. But it didd ouble its share of the vote.

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The New York Post
27 February 2025

Free the Ukrainian children stolen by Russia

It should now be clear that Russia’s abuse of the Ukrainian population — and in particular its children — must be front and center of any ceasefire negotiation.

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The Spectator
22 February 2025

Keep Britain blasphemous

The idea of a blasphemy law is so idiotic that it was even rejected by the last Conservative government

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The New York Post
20 February 2025

Mr. President: Putin is THE dictator and 10 Ukraine-Russia war truths we ignore at our peril

President Trump is absolutely right in wanting to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. The suffering has been appalling and the stalemate brutal. But in the furious mix of wild opinions this week from the White House down, there are at least 10 truths which every American voter must hang onto.

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The Spectator
15 February 2025

Pride in Britain? It’s history

Within 20 years we have managed to halve our sense of national self-worth

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The New York Post
13 February 2025

Trump wants peace and an end to the war in Ukraine – it’s by far his toughest objective

There are two wars that President Trump understandably wants to end. The conflict in the Middle East is actually the easier of the two to solve. And who thought anyone would ever be able to say that?

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The Spectator
8 February 2025

America has seen sense on aid. When will we?

These organisations are run by people who think the best way for a nation to act is as a sort of large NGO

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The Spectator
1 February 2025

The hard truth about Britain’s soft power

It was inevitable, from the moment she first appeared, that the diverse woman of colour would be the hero

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The New York Post
31 January 2025

Gaza must reject terror of Hamas for war to end

Over the past 15 months, since Hamas invaded Israel and Hezbollah attacked from the north, Israel and its enemies have been in a full-on conflict. The Revolutionary Islamic Government in Iran has been funding and organizing a multi-pronged attack to destroy the Jewish state. And it has failed.

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The Free Press
26 January 2025

‘We Fell Morally Ill’

How does a new president restore faith in government? Václav Havel’s answer was to allow people to speak the truth.

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