Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is the New Statesman’s Senior Editor (politics).
Articles by Mehdi Hasan
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Politics
UK's top general says Afghan victory in sight but...
- 24 November 2011
- 22 comments
...only in ten years!
Politics
Iran, my critics and me
- 21 November 2011
- 115 comments
A response to the distortions and misrepresentations.
Society
Trust the experts? Not the ones who failed to foresee the crash
- 16 November 2011
- 16 comments
Experts aren't infallible. Prone to overconfidence and groupthink, some of them make catastrophic errors.
Politics
Rejoice! We're a safe haven.
- 11 November 2011
- 37 comments
But low gilt yields aren't a vote of confidence in the UK economy.
World Affairs
There is no nuclear threat – but if we attack Iran, there soon will be
- 11 November 2011
- 62 comments
An attack on Iran would prompt an enraged Iranian government, backed by a united Iranian public, to speed up the country's nuclear programme.
Politics
The IAEA: in America's corner on Iran.
- 09 November 2011
- 51 comments
Don't believe me? Ask the Americans.
Politics
PMQs review: MPs fiddle over borders as Europe burns
- 09 November 2011
- 10 comments
Miliband decided to go for Cameron over May but failed to land any significant blows. Meanwhile, the euro continues to implode.
Asia
Imran Khan: "I hate US policy, not Americans"
- 09 November 2011
- 46 comments
The cricketer Imran Khan is now one of Pakistan’s most prominent politicians — but his party’s support base is shrinking and critics accuse him of backing the mullahs when it suits. He talks to the NS’s Mehdi Hasan.
Media
Dan Hodges. The Truth. And me.
- 20 October 2011
- 82 comments
I am tired of the online conspiracy theories and false accusations. This is my last comment on the subject.
Middle East
Gilad Shalit is free – now release the 164 jailed Palestinian children
- 20 October 2011
- 44 comments
Israel's crimes, including the arrest, detention and alleged torture of incarcerated children, are routinely ignored, or even excused.
